Star.
London, England, 1817-07-17 00:00:00

CIMPLEsitoN PAPERS.

Pnrranavms.—lt gives us pleasure to see the
Government "preparing in peace for war." We
observe the Commissioners of the Navy Board adver-
t.sing for contracts for the constrintion of three Steam
13Attrries, two of them supposed to be destined for
the Chesapeake Bay, the tlfrd for the protection of
New Orleans. These batteries probably will be on
An improved model, not presenting the same broad
keel And resistance to the wave as the Fulton, but
combining a greater velocity with an equal degree
of strength. We understand also, That the Govern-
ment are making arrangements to fortify Hampton
Roads, and that the sum of 350,0tX) dollars is to be
appropriated to that most intetesting object. Bat-
teries will be erected on bah sides the Roads, which
at the particular points selected, are not more than a
mile and halt apart.

THE EVENING STAR.

IN.

NEX E SATURDAY. HILT it. EHE LOT EERY WILL
FINISH.—PARSE PRIZE WILL HAVE xto.ouo MORE—
PRonAULY MAY lIE £40,300111—N0 ADVANCE IN
PRICE!:

TaLikSU,a, JULY 17, 1817.
PRICE OF o I OCR" riiis DAY A I TwEt.v i ('CLOCK.
ttet:ueed 841—Consola41141—Ior Augun
4 per Cent. 09ii—S prr Cent. Navy, 1051
Bank I.ong AIMS. zit s.l6—lndia Bonds 104 106 pr.
Exchequer 811. 19.. 23, pr.

The Paris Papers of Sunday arrived last night,
and in another column we have given some Extracts
from them.—The French Funds are again on the rise.
On the 12th instant the 5 per Cents. were at 66 I. 5 c.

We Lave often bad occasion to notice the viru-
lence with which the British name is treated on every
occasion, by Continental Journalists; and the inge-
nuity they exercise to convert every occurrence into
matter of invective against our Government and
country. Let the following
swirl', relative to tl.e
late plots in Portugal, translated ,from, a German
Journal, sorve as another specimen of this maivvo-
lunt disposition;
" In an article In the Journal de Ream, subscribed the C"'
D'Alnam, a Portuguese; aard to reside at present in Ghent, the
late events in Portugal are stated to have no connection with any
Conspiracy against the Ktug. He says, ' •

" Can soy one take it amiss, that at a time, when in every re-
gion of Europe, societies are forming again.% the English, the Por-
tuguese, who stall miens, have been the mot oppress by them,
should loog for their independence? lee vain will the English
make a noise about insurrection. Ehey will be answered—' I
know thee, beautiful mask. No, the European Par uguese were
always true to their Sovereign, and will never cease to be so.—
Never have the Portuguese risen but toe the purpose of re-con-
quering the royal power turn irons the hand. sit to CH Kings...-
ibis was the object of the &restorer tou fu Lisbon (Dec. I, ins))
by which the Duke of Bragill,Zsg after POl4 uial, had been t.O ;ens
united to Spain, was placed on she Pot-custom 1 brunet and the
object at present has beets be %cry genie. The English r.port
calls General Gismes Praire s Conspirator avian the Sore, and I
adds, that the conspiracy was In favorer eithee of the Marquis of
Abrantes or the Duke of Catival. What a contradievoa I Do
they not know that the Marge., of Abrantes was named by the
Sovereign himself, before his voyage to Broils the head of the
Government, and that the Duke of Cadoval is the only Prince
'of the Blood which Portugal still possesses, and the nearest rela-
tion of the Xing: Against whom then is the new Conspiracy
directed, and who is to be the first of the new Dynasty ? So niay
Portuguese, to whom his country Is deer, ask the shusderousEng-
lieh. We wish to tear from these Gentlemen the mask which they
-in* Worn since the Peace of Utrecht, when Portugal was made
' 4sovipt to the ambition views of England, without the Por-
tuguese Ministry being able to free their country from the de-
grading bondage. Portugal sighed for near a century under the
rod of England, dB the penetrating genius of. tike celebrated
Minitterrombal broke the chains and freed Portugal ironic the
Bilitiglajohe. Portant died (sth of May,'l7ht), and England,
imgetnell,troperciptibly her dominion ot►ev Portugal. We were
rim this:point, when ear. Sovereign (on the 29;0 of .Novembei,
lito7) set sail for America; but since that time the linoleum of
the English towards the Portuguese has evettbeeis carried to still
greater lengths. The English Cabinet pretends new to tregt
the Portuguese as rebels, because they endeavoured to drive
the Englishman Beresford, and his adherents, from their
Government, and to send back the troops which his Bri-
tannic Majesty has been pleated to favour them with.—
Marshal Beresford Aas never welt liked in Portugal. He quar-
relled same time ago with the Regency in Lisbon, set (goo that
account for Brazil, and the Sovereign of Portugal, to get rid of
his importunity, consented to all his demands, and the Marshal
returned to Lisbon with rich presents, and covered with all the
comes of Brazil. The hatred against bins Is.at the highest pitch,
as may easily ►e conceived. Freire has a soft philanthropical
character, is a vial General, a distinguished atholar, and very
popular in his country, especially among the soldiers, who con-
rider bins as their oily 'remaining Chief. The English will not
succeed in their endeavours to sacrifice hint to their jealousy.
Freire is besides a Marko of the lanmortal Peak; and wishes to
follow his ptinciplei. Tune will throw light upon the reit."

Yesterday Viscount CASTLlntinOtto CiPUnt PdtC:
saes, and the French Ambasaador, bad audiences of
the Pritsca REGENT. at Carlton House.
The funeral of the late Duke of NO111111:MBERLAND
will take place, on Saturday nest, about noon. His
Grace will be buried in Westminster Abbey'.
Marquis CIIOLMONDELEY gave a grand entertainment
yesterday, to his Royal Highness the Duke of Youe,
and a large party of distinction, among whom were,
the Earl of Harrington, the Earl of Shaftesbury, General Ham.
Medd,• Colonel Upton, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Odom&loy,
;M e• Durrell, Ste. &c.
CAsTLEItEAGH gave a sumptuous esisertain7
!nignt,tyesterday, to a large piny 01 distinction, at his
house in St. James's square..
The Earl of Tis AN irr gave an elegant entertainment
on Tuesday, at the Clarendon Hotel, Bond.street, to
the Duke of Argyle, Marquis•of Tavisteek, Lead G. Gasendteh,
Sir F. Burdett, Hirt Siniltiltp hands, Dart. Mr. Brougham,
Mr. J. liroughant, Mr. Barham, Mr. Cuthbert, Mr. Graham,
Mr. Darell, Mr. Mathews, Mr. Crpker, Mr. Thorpe, &e.
By a Parliamentary Paper it appears, that there
arc about twenty individuals, who have dividends
due to them upon the Orphan Fund fur various pe.
rinds, imni the year 1694, downwards. In one case
the intiauat due is neatly five' times •gteattr thsn the
principal.