Star.
London, England, 1804-12-28 00:00:00

DUELLING.

The Public pre fufficiently acquainted with the fen-
Carlow produced by the unfortunate duel in which
General Hatetvrow fell, and the grief which his
death occaftoned in America. In leveret of the States
Refolutions again[ duelling were entered into, and
a general fpirir was excited againtt a pradice which
bad rifen to a height which threatened to be attended
with confequences utterly dettruaive of domeßie
peace or public tranquillity.
The following is the Memorial of the Reprefenta-
tires of the State of South Carolina on this fubleit
" Your Menaorialifts are deeply impreffed with grief * the
prevalence the caffein of Duetting, which, trampling upon all
laws, ham= and divine, femme off many rated &Isms, loving
tbeirmedies a prey to farrow, and often to poverty and nee.
" That this odium originated la dark and bastarous ages, when
angular sad impartial adminillration of Nikko was unknown,
and impraagetl ; bat It ought not to be tolerated by the civilise-
tioo of modem dunes, soder • Ingiffuloo which has provided. or
may mly provide, adequate redrefs for all (Mom inkrios com-
mitted again ft the life, Onty, fame. or property of the Mims.
" That this mahout ends a tribunal for the fettlement of per.
focal differences, be which, contrary to all found ptinciples, a maia
becomes the foie judge In his own auk ; whence. as might have
been mpecled from fuck a code, the ooly moUltments for the
lowell, as well as the hlgheit offences, are written in blood.
" That refraining peril/cal re:ferment, by giving the attribute
of vengeance to the laws. was the greaten victory obtained by
civilization over barbarifm • but the cult= of Duelling is too
well calculated to defeat the beneficial ,Afecic of that triumph; and
to weaken the authority of all laws, by accultoming men to coo-

temn their fandlons.
" That your mentoriallits are appreheneve, from the frequen.
cy of the pridtice of late years, that this cuflom is gaining
ground, and :se=ts likely to be carried to fuch great lengths, as to
degrade men to the condltloo of gladiators, and tointroduce a new
reign of bartorffm.
That from the nature of the human mind, men are ever ready
to follow examples, efpecially Oink let by eminent pistons ; when
therefore the body of the community perceives great, artd in other
refpeets virtunus citizens, lidding each others blood on flight pro-
vocations or trivial pre emcee, the tot pradlice becomes general.—
Thus the barriers between virtue sod vice, innocence and guilt, arc
broken eaves', and that horror of wedding human blood wantonly,
which is the bell fafeguard of the react of fotiety. is greatly di.
inintlindow wholly deitroyed.
t. That in countries where dlltiodtiqns of rank are fandtloOed.
s pernicious cottons may calf:, and be confined to the talzher or.
der of rainy. and be, comparatively, link definitive—but that,
in our country of equal laws. right,, and rank, Inch cottons, if un-
checked by the laws, will neceffarily become general, and fpread
Its 4eltruelive effedts far and wide is the community, to the defu-
Lation of thuufands of families.
That this mortal vengear.ce is not retorted to merely in cafes
of grievo:, injuries, for which the laws may not have provided
so adequate remedy ; but in many cafes of trivial offence, which
# generous mind would willingly perdou, this tyrant cuitom is
fuppofed to impofe an obligation to call out to the field of blood
even a companion sr blend who may have unguardedly given the
provocation.
. That this abfureLleuttom decides no right, and fettles no point ;
as the raglan and phlinfophy of modern times till not admit that
the ALlitoturr difpofer of everts will interpo(e his power, on
fuch an impious appeal to Itiquitice ; which the credulity of the
Gothic nations believed, when this coftem ezifted among them In
the toren of judicial combat. It is therefore conceded uoiverfally,
that the innocent and aggrieved artist is as likely tube the vidtim
as the guilty offender, and peobably attune fo, as a mild and peace.
able man would be Ids Inclined to acquire or exert a murderous
WTI, the iff:dt of which he abhor..
. That the pretenem of thole who would cart& this cotton'. on
the ground that it rillthes Macey, and prevents affalanation, Is
wholly unfounded. as the mnft polifhed nvione of ancient times—
the Greciane and Romans; and the meat humane and civil:zed
nation of modern time--the Canticle, have enjoyed fociet) an per-
(set ion, without the adventitious aid of (hie antidote* and unnatu-
ral cuflotn; which. though in threa bofulity to the priocipks of
Chriflianity, prevail. only In Chtittian Europe and Arne. ica.
'our memorialifts have to .n informed, that slihough the
c,mmon law of the land deefar.sl:n ofelie In a efe• ' hoc murder,
Inw has bccosne obG,k, e .10' a dead r. Thr ca fine dud
hwro is use courts of juilice turas"d v. holy o.a the blends
with which the duel was coa,lutt:d, and vcrdifts of arquita.d, or
inatilau bur, have cm:Palley •: rendered—l I:: ore artfes ane •
celfi,y for a clear sod eaphe'. czp-.ol.linn ot the leg4ative will on
thin tml.,etmt fuhjezi, guaratoesd new anal viovous fu, aI alll.
" Your meinnmaldis, therefore, hutr.taly ;.ray that yetur Mourne.
calk Pouf,. svouLl be plcakil to t dic dal. Important fubjvall into
)cuur us• a furious confoicratfuo: and that you sonutai your wit.
dem prnyf !c remadie. a. Ai...ly di :11.4 the. tV. pe,se.
ties sninistained of. Ly rrn da;:nn• w:fi'.; situ:.:.:
fame nod fethort of the 111011,14 a."l n I .ltsd pt :ton ; #41,41 pea®
ri,,nroutly the bold offender win.. 11,01 h' t
In, I..lghtsour, sod Used his h!,, ,s s ;a
Law and the law of

LONDON.

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 23

littCbteNTS.

It gives us great fatisfation to announce, that the
difference which was faid to ezift between two Per-
foliages of the highelt dininaion, and which motives
of delicacy has hitherto prevented us from enlarging
upon, has been happily accommodated, and fuch ex-
planations have been made, as have perfealy recon-
ciled the parties moll deeply interated.
It is now for the prefent agreed—
t.—That tL Core and *deaden of the Young Pelmets at
Woks dual be vetted in Ms Majetty.
a.—That hL Majelty, with the approbation at Ms Royal Hlgh-
ncts the Prince, bell have the blenslnatica and Appointment
et aR the Cksreredits. taftroders, dtc. &c. relate kr the
Wang Prhseek.
3—That the Yam Pelmets, while la town. •all for a mute
doe reflde at Cadeten Hoek; and, when it is dossed proper
to remove Her Royal Hlghnefs to the country, that the dell
Teak at Wledkr.
Thefe particulars, we have good caufe for belie►.
lag, contain the brief Abfirad of the prefent Ar-
rangement, which was finally fettled left Saturday,
by the Loan Csascattoe, Lord Motes, and Mr.
PITT, with the cordial concurrence of the Into and
the Panics.

Adttti-
Difpatches wereyellerday received at the
rally from Lord A. Gaasusa, announcing the ap-
pearance of feveral ftrange fail off the kills coal.--
From the vigilance of the Admiralty Board, in hav-
ing ordered a reinforcement to be fent to that
Ratios, there is no doubt bot the Gallant Admi.
rat will be able to witbftand any force the enemy
may fend farina him. The officers and feamen of 1
the fleet were all in the belt health and (pints.
Laft night difpatches were made up at the Admi-
ralty', and lent off to Lord KIITN at Deal.
No Letters of Marque againft the Spaniards bate
yet been ordered to Ire made out.

We have received Come New York Papers, but
none of a later date than thole already in our pot.
felfion, from which we made Come extra& left week.
The fpeeeh of the Prefident, upon the opening of
Congrefs, which we have already fubmitted to our
Readers, contains a paffage, in which a confident
espeastion ieheld out of an amicable adjuftment of
all differences between the United States and Spain,
refpeaing Lonifiana. The following article, which
we have copied from one of the above papers, con-
firms the Ratement of the Prefident upon that head :

" The late Indiana Gazettes have contributed to remote the
alarms from the potion of Upper Louifians, which had been fub-
jedte,d to the temporary government of Indians. On the ad Sep-
talker a Committee. at Genevieve, declared Its favost of an entire
futanaliSon to Conyers, and in furiport of the airhority of Gover-
nor Manilas. M Louls,la the diftrict of Upper Louiliana.twelve
out of the feventwo reprefentathcs appointed to meet In that
pkee,had alienable:el and taken the oath of allegiance, agreeably to
a propofal made In their alrembly ; and on the aft of O&M:. Go.
vernor W. H. Harrifoo iffued his Proclamation, by which the
diftrid of Loujdana is to be divided into Svc dairies, and band-
ed, the Sift Minding all lands above the Mitrourt, called Charles.
The (mood, called Loris, having the MlSifBppl on the North,
Plain Cask on the Smith, from ha mouth to Its foam. thence
on a wea. but to the fork of the Marlowe, calkd Antillean, and
down Paid fork to the Merriam, then up fad Merrimac, to the
Upper Settlements on that river, and than on a Welt line to the
Weftern line of Lonifiana.

" The third, called St. Genevieve, on the north wpm the M-
andl of St. Lottis,and on the Louth by Apple Creek, from its Jane •
don with the Miffalippi to its fource, and then upona welt line to
the weft= boundary of Louifsana.

" The fourth, between the above, and that Mee which has for
parated the jurifdldtions of Cape Giraidear and New Madrid,
called the difiriet of Cape Girardeau.
" The fifth, all that part oldie e:lllri.2 ef I.olllfian3, which lies
below the d•ftrid of Cape Girardeau, to be celled the diftridt of
brew Madrid.
" The feats of Jullice are at the places from which the &arias

derive their names."

A Ruffian Mefrenger al-lived in town yeßerday,
with dirpatches from St. Poerfaurgh. An Englifh
Mefrenger arrived at the game time with dirpaches
from Stockholm.

A German Gentleman, of the name of Jusvnitis,
arrived in town on Tnefday, from Vienna. He was
the hearer of dispatches to Count S ril41114111R(2,
which are reported to be of confiderable importance.

Mr. Dessstms, the 14elrenrrer, whoer, lately went
from London, with difpatchts" for the Court of St.
Peterfburgh, had the mrifortrine to break his coliar•
bone, when within three days journey of that capital.
Major Ocra, lately from India, made a prtfent on
Wednefday laR, to the Duke of St.ssa it, at Carleton
Houk, of a vet y valuable (word, and other valuable
' curiofities Lately arrived from India, found its the
palace oldie late Ts Pro° Sate.
Lord kler.vit.t.s arrived in town yeflerday at his
houfe in the Admiralty from Wimbledon.
A fele° patty of friends, ircluding Mr. PITT,
dined on Wednefday with Mr. Anorocron, at his
houfe in Richmond Park. Mr. PITT returned at a
late hour to Pinney.

The EaA India Lnyal Volunteers were yefterday
infpeeed in the Honourable Omnpany's yard.

It is raid that the Kira of PauSilA has intimated
his delire to BoNA►ARTe, that no change fhould take
place in the form of the Dutch Government, tiU all
the French troops are withdrawn from I Tolland, and
th:.refore propores that the writ, lies of the Batavian
Republic Ihoold be immediately evacuated. We
fhould be very happy to find this intelligence con•
fir,i.cd, but at prefent it Rands en trri eh.tilattil an.
0-oily, to 'play an inquiry into the motivrc and the
coorequenees of fn important a thaoge ►o
thr pc.l:tizs of the Court of &fun.