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Star. — 1815-02-21 (London, England)

PAKEN.  HAM now joined the army with reinforcements, and the whole of our troops were landed and took up an advanced position ; but it became necessary to land ens to construct batteries, and by the end of the month we bad got SO gun:, in battery. The enemy were under General Jacscsott about 12,000 strong— and we were not more than three miles from New Orleans. General LAMBNAT landed with two regiments from England on the 29th of December ; and on the let of January, a heavy firing was heard by a vessel which left the coast on that day. Another ac-' count brought by the Mail says, that on the sth of January oar artillery were breaching a commanding fort, which the troops expected to storm that night ; on the fall of which New Orleans must surrender, as it is incapable of making any defence against the force which was advancing against it. In these attacks. the 85th and 95th regiments were those which had suffered most. A fleet of transports had sailed from Jamaica, with the 40th regiment, and the necessary bread and rum.  Ous Sattav--Yestaday John Latse,agedl6, was Indicted for stealing In a dwelling, a note of 410 and two MA ease, the property of ---.lfosaUhans, on the 17th Abu. The prosecutor, an iodertaker, residing with his mother; deposited the notes to a desk; and the primmer used to fragment the house to play with Smallhanes brothers. One et the smaller notes wasl trued to a public...house; when the prisoner get It changed. The 410 note was traced to a pawnbroker's shop, when the plis sour bad taken out a watch, which was in pledge, and alt. wads wards bought a gun. The circumstances were clear, and the prisour was fouod Oullty—Death. Thursday last, the wife of Mr. Metter', a farmer, of Wbitchurcb, was murdered by her servant-man, whilst Mr. Metter" was attending the Plymouth marbet. The wet* struck her on the head with a round hook, and after Wards conveyed the body into the out. house, and covered it with loose straw; he then plundered the house of money, and some silver spoons, with which he absconded. He was soon afterwards apprehended at a public-house at Daitmoot. Meuers had five children, neither of whom was in the house at the time, and her body was first discovered' by one of her neighbour. When die villain was apprehended, be had on part of Mr. Metter.' cloaths. BANK Rarrascrlow.—lt appears to be the,intention of Ministers to restrict the Bank paying 'Specie at present, therefore we may congratulate Mr. Jam in setting so laudable and publicly iavitiaz as example, as that Of paying his Five Thousand Guinea Prises in Sterling Gold as soon as drawn. By the display in' his Window of the Guineas in elegant Vases; he seems frdly prepared to distribute them the Sth of Aelpi, when the Lottery beeps drawing, which embraces much greaterand more attractive charms than eventhe Guineas—newly, TbfeeGrani Prizes of 050000 ,each.  T
Star. — 1815-02-15 (London, England)

LINAVOHMELY NETPORED. —Warevk i•street, eleles-square, Feb. 15, 1815 Yesterday the LOnD MAYOR held a Court of Common Council at Guildhall, to consider the Report of the Improvement Committee, relative to a conference with the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, on the subject of improving St. Martin's-le-Grand, as connected with thit erection of a new Post-Office, the plan of which is in the Office of Wr,rks at Guildhall. The Report being read, a very long deb.te ensued thereon, and the question being at length put, that this Conn do agree with the Committee in their report, the Loan MAYOR declared the same to be carried in the affirmative : and it was referred back to the said Committee AO carry the same into execution. A Petition to Parliament having been prepared, was ordered to be presented by the Sheriffs, attended by the Remembrancer.. A motion was made relativt to the Bankrupt Laws. (See Advertisement in front of this raper.) It was referved to Special Committee to consider and report the 'Ware, duty, Stc. of.the office of Clerk of the City Works, inid what alteration is proper to be made therein. A Meeting was yesterday held at Maidstone, convened by the High Sheriff of the county of Kent, to consider of the propriety of a Petition to Parliament, on the present price of Corn. The Meeting was, very numerously attended, but such was the general burst of indignation expressed by the populace, that not a word could be heard from any of the speakers. Some clergymen appearing rather forward on the occasion, caused' general aispleasure, and the cries of fs Down with your rents 1" ig Down with your tithes I" vociferated from all parts of the Meeting. Many persons were in imminent danger from the violence of the people. Some waggons, in which the several speakers and their friends were assembled Teredrawn through thetown by the people, and tossed Into the Medway river, to the great tencir and exthine danger of those that were in them. In the inidst of the confusion the Meeting broke Up ; and we *understand some.of those 'who called it adjourned to the Bell Inn, with intention to, sign a Petition to Parliament, though evidently in opposition to ninetenths of the Meeting called on the occasion. - Yesterday being Falestin4 day, the whole artillery of love was put into requisition. The Postmen were converted into Cupids, and instead of letters upon busing's, carried epistles fuU of flames, darts, chains, and amorous declarations. Besiasbrosses, the celebrated race-horse, died last week at Mi. DininaLe 'h s breeding hovels, near Richand, int Yorkshire, and Was buried under the mulberry, tree, in the front of the house. He was rising 44 years of she, and was lineally descended from the laMous Arabian Childers. A few days since, an Inquisition was taken at Deal, tel the 1)44r of S. King, shot in the Downs last Wednesday nig4t, whet', After a long investigation, the Jury returned, a Verdict of Wilful Murder against sonde Perictsi ti4knoivsk. ,
Star. — 1822-06-11 (London, England)

THIRD EDICT OF THE VICEROY.  The following Edict was transmitted to the Hong Merchants, in consequence of a representation which they made in answer to the one which we published yesterday se'nnight : " Yuen. GOMM& or CANTON, • GIL/LIMAN Or Tat Parsed, " Whenever it occurs that, connected with the said national commerce at Canton, there is any disturbance, or disobedience to the laws of China, the commerce is to be immediately interdicted, and the removal of goods and things up and down prohibited, which is intended as a punishment and a warning. This is an old usage, end has been acted on for many successive years. " Now the said nation's man of war (Richardson's) came to Canton as convoy to the merchant ships, and he allowed his man of war's men to kill and wound natives.„ Next he made opposition, and would not deliver op the foreign murderers ; therefore I interdicted the whole of the said nation's commerce, and in so doing acted according to former legal practice. " In consequence of Ya-te-si, and Fuke-shin (Haviside, Powwow, and Cruikshank) three ships, having already taken in all their cargoes, I allowed them to proceed Bret to England, instead of waiting here at Canton. But this was an act of pity and compassion in me the Governor to these foreign merchants. It was an act of grace beyond what was strictly right ;ad proper to be done. But these ships' Captains are insensible to feelings of gratitude. (Haviside's ship was away before this petition was sent.) In consequence of what I have done they make whiiiog and clamorous pretexts, and write petitions -a proceeding exceedingly disorderly, and founded on false principles. " I hereby conunand you, the Hong merchants, to enjoin these soy orders on the said nation's chief, and his colleagues—to require them so urge and compel the delivering up of the foreign murderers, and after they are tried and the legal proceedings closed, then all the ships may open their hatchet; may move goods qp and down, and afterwards set sail; but if they will' still gate about, and hope, and linger, and delay, I hereby positively declare that I will not allow them to move up or down so much of goads as a thread of silk, or the down of a plant. " As to the question, whether or not you, the Hong merchants, owe money to the Lltmmanders and others, it is incumbent on the Commanders to apply to the Chief and his colleagues, who with you, the Haag merchants, may examine into the affair and settle it. " As to the household furniture, utensils, &c. whetiser.l will permit them to be moved down or not, must be deferred until tbis case of murder is in law concluded; and after that is done I will issue another o' The sum of the matter is this—that, for it man killed, it is absolutely necessary that a life should be forfeited. It is not by any means an affair that can be tormioated by empty talk and reasonings. the Hong merchants order the Chief and his colleagues to communicate these commands to their several ships' Captains to obey the tenour thereof. "
Star. — 1822-09-26 (London, England)

EXECUTION OF GENERAL ELIO. EXTRACT OF A LETTER FROM A LIBERAL AT VALENCIA. " The infamous General Elio has at length suffered the pain of death (by the garotte). His execution tlok place this morning at eleven o'clock, after having been publicly divested of his rank and honours ! The General was not condemned on account of his conduct as Captain-General, but in consequence of the revolt of the cannoniers who occupied the fort of Valencia, on the 30th of May.° Being tried before an ordinary Court-Martial on the 2d of June, at which General Villa-Campa presided, he was on the 27th of August adjudged to the most ignominious death known to the Spanish laws, that of the garotte. This sentence, submitted to the Auditor of War to be revised, was not only approved, but the Auditor demanded its immediate execution, conformably to the martial law of the 17th of April, 1821. The arrival of theßrigadier Espina, who was provisionally invested with the military command of this district, was regarded as the signal for the execution. If it had been retarded, we should have broken into the prison, and ourselves have conducted the victim to the scaffold. The people maintained that demeanour which becomes an heroic nation, and accompanied the culprit to the scaffold with shouts of—' To death with Elia his blood will cement the constitutional edifice 1 '"  Another letter from Valencia, written in a different spirit, states-4 The scaffold on which General Elio was strangled at Valencia,‘ on the 4th instant, was erected close to a delightful garden which belonged to him, when he was all-powerful in that town. It appears that this spot was selected, in order that his tragical end might be masked by a circumstance which was calculated to make him regret life. One of our Journals, which is at all times distinguished for its ♦iolence, affirms that General Elio, privionsly to walking to the scaffold, knelt down, and asked pardon of the Authorities who were present, (nr all the mischief he had occasioned—this is whollytalse. Above 12,000 persons were witnesses of the firmness which he shewed on this sad occasion, and of the last words which he pronounced. The General protested his innocence in the face of GOD and man ; he do, Glared that he had only carried into execution thO orders which he had received from the Government during the period of his command ; that he was utterly unconnected with the revolt of the cannoniers; and, final*, that he begged of GOD to pardon his murderers, as he himself forgave them. 4 I wish,' added he, I that my blood may be the last which is shed in Spain. Spain will on day do justice to the  • It la known that, far from having participated in this revolt, Clopeol Elie invincibly mimed the liberty ofitred him by the samosiares who invited hiaa to put himself at their heed, and that be leitieni deekite4l dot be eesildei in she jacks of his King  . ..--- .• . • • .. ' ' . . _ .)- . . . . " . ~. . • . . ‘• _ _ •. , . . • • . _ i e the Captains waseithist ellesmanidiek.utd- might by,* ~ • . ...: .•• • . plices. The Conti declared CAttintin gel
Star. — 1822-09-28 (London, England)

GAZETTE OF AUGUST 3.  The following affidavit details a most horrid and diabolical act of piracy and murder. The circumstance has been laid belore the Admiral, at which he expressed great abhorrence: he stated, that the first brig of war he could get hold of should be stationed in the quarter where the piracy was committed ; and that he was in hopes that some of our cruizers would capture one of those scoundrels, to enable him to make an example: _ . _• _  " JAMAICA, Personally appeared before me, one of his Majesty's Justices of the Peace, Hugh Hamilton, marivero.vho, being duly sworn, maketh oath and saith, he sailed as Mate on board the sloop Blessing, William Smith, Master ; and had made three voyages from the port of Oracabessa, in this is to St. Jago de Cuba; and that in the return of the fourth voyage of the said sloop, about the beginning of the present month (het the deponent cannot name the day), were fallen in with by a hung black schooner, with black mouldings (then), the name of Era ‘.nuel marked on her stern, and commanded by a white man, with a mixed crew of colour and countries, among whom were English or Americans; that after bringing the sloop to, the privateer or pirate's boat came alongside, and took out the Captain and his son, with all the crew, and carried them on board of the schooner, leaving the sloop in the possession of his people; that he demanded of the Captain bis money or his life.-The Captain persisted that he had none, but proffered him the cargo, which consisted of 100 barrels of flour and .50 tierces of cornmeal (marked' diamond); that on the following day, not producing any money, a plank was ran out in the starboard side of the schooner, upon which he made Captain Smith walk, and that, as be approached to the end, they tilted it,whem he dropped into the sea, and there, while in the effort of swimming, the Captain called for his musket and fired at bins therewith,when be sunk and was seen no more. The rest of tl e crew were ironed below,with the exception of his son, a boy of about 14 years of age, who witnessed the fate of his father. While in the agony of tears and crying, the Captain took the butt-end of the musket and knocked the boy on the head, thereafter took him by the foot, and hove him overboard ; that on the day following this sad event, having previously taken out all the rigging, sails, &c. of the sloop, he set her on fire and burnt her ; and on the same day gave the crew, consisting of three others, and he, this deponent (having stripped us of everything but what we had on our backs),-the jolly-boat, with a bucket of water, and one bisoldt each person, without a compass,which we asked for, • but were refused by his saying "he would sooner give Hell! to be off, or he would sink them." Thus we parted, and In the afternoon of the same day were picked up by the schooner Mary Ann, belonging to Black River, and were landed at Port Morant on the 18th of July, 1848. (Signed) "
Star. — 1822-07-24 (London, England)

SINGULAR CIRGUMSTANCIE.—The servant of n Mr. BAKER, at Gibraltar, lately took an opportunity, in the absence of his master, to commit a robbery. flay ing found the key of the iron chest, in which he knew ills employer was accustomed to deposit very considerable snms, he opened it, and helped himself to 7500 dollars. Ile then left the garrison with his booty, and e‘caped into Spain. A few days afterwards he was found cruelly murdered. It is supposed that he had an accomplice, who took this method of possessing, himself of the whole of the property which bad been purloined, for when the deceased was found no portion of the money was discovered about his person.  Saturday, a match of running took place on Barham Downs, between the Gentlemen of Bridge and the Gentlemen of Bishopsbourne, which was won by the latter in fine style. ESCAPA or A Paisoxit.—Sunday evening, after the prisoners had been to Chapel in the House of Correction, at Brixton, one of them, named Jahn OsbJrne, who had only been committed to that prison on Thursday, was missing; a search took place, when it was found that hi bad effected his escape over the prison wall by meanspla rope. His escape was known in about five minutes after it had taken place ; but, notwithstanding several of the Officers went in pursuit, they did not succeed in retaking him.  An important change is said to be in contemplation relative to the transportation of felons: as it has been found that banishment to a place so much praised a% New South Wales has no terrors to the guilty, it has been proposed to substitute Bermuda as the place of exile, and to einploy the convicts on the numerous Government works commenced on that island. For the youthful convicts, it is proposed to send them to ous settlements on the coast• of Africa, there to be regimented and disciplined, and, if possible, reformed. PIDDINO and Co. No. 1, Cornbill, remind the Public, that on a former occasion, when an option was given of returning Shares and receiving back the principal part of the purchase-money, the £BO,OOO Prizes were returned, and re-purchased by fresh Adventurers; on that occasion, two of the Capitals so returned were resold •by PIDDINO and Co. and from the present demand for some of the cast off, or returned Shares, -there seenis an expectation that the 'same thing will occur again, and that the FOUR Capitals of £BO,OOO and ao,ooo Consols (the latter of which will be decided by the first-drawn Prize Nazi. TU&BDAY) may easily be obtained by 'purchasing some of the second-hand Shares now on Sale at PiootNes Lucky Corner, No. I, Comilla,  .  _r_lirmitigereo:nr:r. -"W'''.7l4,OrnWr • . , ' • . ' • . . % . . . . • • .. - • . Iffih /[ay, 1110440141te Oraelsall d (16* 90444 d tikei Ind ICING'S VISIT TO SCOTLAAD: same year, and , ',unarmed?* thereof, -and *hick have !tot ...........,—,.. already been pill' , ahall be refunded.' PROM TUE IDINEVIttiIt 111111111110
Star. — 1822-01-28 (London, England)

FROM THE NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER.  It is said that the Spanish Minister has witliJravri himself partially from Washington, on account Callava's case ; and that he will not, probably, vi-t mote than once during this winter, until he hex, from his Court. We suspect his determination on this score is somewhat precipitate.  Letters have been received this morning firm Odessa of the 28th ult. but do not contain a rroi•i of political interest ; and, as they come from correspondents who usually devote a considerable portion of their epistles to politics, we conclude erer)thing continued tranquil, and nothing of importance bad occurred up to that date.  The accounts received this morning from Ireland, represent crime as still stalking unsubdued through the Southern Provinces. The peasantry are daily' becoming more audacious, and in some instances they hare had the temerity to contend with the soldiers. It  appears, that en Monday last, Mr. O'Stwvau, a Magistrate, going with a party of military to arrest same of the persons who had recently attacked Lord Bswray, encountered a body of the insurgent pea. santry near Gowgan Barra, a mountainous district, between Macroom and Bantry. The peasantry assembled on the hills in large numbers, sounding horns. and displaying other symptoms of resistance, when they understood for what purpose Mr. SULLIVAN made his appearance; he succeeded, however, after a smart conflict, in which two of the country people were killed, and a man of the name of O'Leary desperately wounded, in arresting bringing into Bantry six of the persons engaged this affray. It is also stated, that one of the solwho had foolishly separated himself from his party, was cut eff by the peasantry, and murdered. —The next day, at an early hour, a party of both horse and foot, under the command of Mr. HEDGES and Captain Ftrzot.mtzues, proceeded to the same place, where they found the people occupying the steep and almost inaccessible hills on both sides of the road, in such numbers, that they did not think it pi udent to attack them in this position until they received a greater accession of force. The County of Cork appears to be the very focus of the mischievous spirit ; and scarcely a day passes without some houses being robbed, or some other violation of the public peace still more outrageou,.— It having been reported that the house of a Mr. LA NG• FiRD, within three miles of Newmarket, was to be nude a military station, the insurgents assembled and burnt it to the ground ; fortunately for the family they did not at the time reside in the house. In the counties Limerick, Kerry, Clare, Tipperary, and Carlow, the outrages are as frequent and as daring as ever : the banditti are uniatimidated either by the vigour of the law, or the strong military preparations made to -put them down.  Yesterday Divine Service was performed to the King's Household, at his MAJESTY s Palace in Pallmalt, by the Rev. F. W.
Star. — 1822-01-07 (London, England)

SUIGIDNIS.  J. K. Anderson, to the Albion • James Rutherford, to the Andromache; William Guland, to the Andromache Assistant; Alexander Stewart (b), to the Bran; Benjamin Dickson, to the Bann, Assistant ; Alick Osborne, to the Barracouta ; John BDchansan, to the Barracouta, Assistant; Gilbert King, to the Con. Saner; W. Warden, to the Dover; John Cochrane,• to the Driver ' • James Gurthy, to the Driver, Assistant ; John Reid, to the Dwarf cutter • John Thompson (a), to the Euryalus; John Drew (2), to the Fly ; It. P. Hillyar, to the Genoa; Jas. Rae, to the Genoa, Assistant; John Wylay, to the Grecian schooner; John Cameron, to the Icarus; John Crochet, to the Leven; Thomas Conolly„ to the Leven, Assistant; Geo. Thorn. son, to the Liffey ; James Smyth,to the Liffey, Assistant; Wm. Clark, to the Northamberland, Assistint ; David Patton, tolhe Pigmy ; Andrew Gemnfell, to the Salisbury ; David Finlay, to the Salisbury, Assistant; James Patton, to the Scout; William Aikin, to the Scout, Assistant ; W. Ilatnylton, to the Spencer; Robert Dick, to the Speaca, Assistant.  RROW TWR ZYLIBLIN JOURNAL We art sorry to state, that insuborc. prevails in the southern parts. Sunday night, an armed band burst into the house of P. Gorman, near the Commons of Rathkea!e, and barbarou,ly murdered him. His father, an old man, ivat desperately wounded by the ruffians. This horrible outrage was committed near the spot where Mr. GOING was assassinated. We lately recorded the cruel murder of a man named SLACK, at Cratloe-wood, in the county of Limerick, on Christ alas-day. The death of this victim, it appears, could not satiate the vengeance of the banditti, and oa Monday night they levelled his wretched cabin with the ground. In the neighbout hood of llimdon, ten houses hate been plundered of arms. A man named Grady was lodged in gaol on Monday last, accused of being concerned in burning the SHIM family, in the county of Tipperary. The pistols taken froth the postboy, on the road from Limerick to Bruff, were returned to T. GRADY, Esq. of Grange. Three stand of arms were also given up to Major MACLAINE, of the 42d, at Shanagolden, on Monday last. On the 30th ult. Major WA RBURTON'S Police had a contest with the banditti at Roan, county of Claret About 200, of which 50 were mounted, assembled for the purpose of demanding arms, and with the view of carrying off cattle and other' property, to hevade distraining for rent. The marauders fled when challenged, but in their retreat they fired at the Po= lite, who were able to secure sir of them► They are committed under the Whiteboy Act  l ~`,  • I" , ek 1 s  1;  . • •  ;  9 1)  ; ;  f  i's  • ," • .• • •  l  . , . I ' # • i •, • • * - . 'l4B2llllllAlvettiN