Star. — London, England, 1804-05-26 00:00:00

SWITZERLAND. &M AI, MAY 2 —A fevere decree has been {sub tilised by the Landamman, in confequence of tht• complaints of the Mini(ler of France. It appears that Several confiderable tranfports of merchandize have been introduced from Germany and Italy, configned to French merchants in feveral places upon the bor ders of Switzerland. The late decree, therefore, or dains, that every depot for Englifh merchandize eftabliflted by French Citizens be fuppreffed, and any new ettablifliment of the kind fevercly prohibited. The propetty of this kind found hereafter upon the French frontiers, to be immediately confifcated, and the owners fined to its utmoft value. GERMAN?". Rarteann, MAY 2.—We arc anted that Citizen BACNSR, the French Charge d'Affaires, has tren4 mined a new verbal' and confidential declaration to the principal Comitial Minifters, fignifying that the two mediating Powers will not delay their promifed interference for the regulation of the affairs of the Empire; but that in the interval. things Should re main in the fame Rate as before. FAAMCICTOI,T. Mar B.—The affairs of the E m p ire, . •r rather the conciliation of the oppofite interells of the German Princes, Rill remain.in a fiat of lancer taint), and fufpenfe. The Public at lealt can enter tain no other opinion, in judging of the true fenfe of Citizen Becalm's verbal declaration at Ratilbon. We are curious to learn on one fide, whether the +Princes of the Etnpire will patiently attend to this exhortetkut, and, on the other, whether the Chief of the Empire will abandon the execution of the &d -ams of the kik Council againft chore Members who have feiza-d the domains ofthe Equefrian Order. Of the latter. Citizen &estates communications km not to entertain the leaf doubt. • FR4NCE. PARIS, MAT ss. Letters from Maffei'lmitate. that the Dutch pri vateer Honpe. fitted out at the Cape of Good Hope. and carrying twelve guns, has captured near Ango la, oe the coati of Africa. the Englifit.brig Ariadne. from Liverpool. carrying ha guns, defined foe the lave trades and laden with cotton, rum, fufila, and &oaks 4/salmi for-exchange mid:tbe Blacks... This peiaa—hat her& curia. fats to,„ 4 loeawAyrele Aoseriee. , , ,A,poorqg man, i papa of litauccase's, mitred lately to a balloon st Callonieres. He had been as high as zoo yards, and much above the mountains orßagel. He was only four hours and a half it isaltiag twelve leagues. • !Peseety-five thoufand men are now encemped near Utrecht ; the Dutch Government has pillaged Ge meral 'daemon' . with a malt elegant tent, and befpoke twelve others, for twelve otber French Generals loader his eouunsad. Nothing can be a [hanger proof of the good anderftanding between France and Holland. Another camp is ordered near Haerlem, at Krauck.Leck in the fame place where the Gallo- Bamvian army was encamped laft year. The Senator Josses' Bo AAAAA vs refides at the al of the Foist. Cortsur. at Pont de iqt an tite i Te r camp near Boulogne. He has gained ill hearts by his condefeenEon and affability. His military talents are fuch as wonld do honour to old warriors. He will Coon be promoted to a General of Brigade. and immediately afterwards to a General of Divifion. Many think that the chief command of one of the divifions of the Army of England will be given him, and all agree. it cannot be in better hands. (yawed& Deftly/arr.) Citizen Maumee. Prete& of the Department of 10e and of Vilain, but who has refided for years in England, as an Emigrant, has been nominated a can didate for the Confervative Senate; and it is figs pored that the FILST C 9114111. will give hint a place worthy of histalente and patriotifm. The ESIPISOII is expeited immediately after his Prpcbimation, to go to the Coati, to Brabant. and to Holland. to be fainted as (itch by the different armies. His fuite will confift of two thoufand perfons. Ma dame Bo AAAAA ex will not accompany her hatband on his journey. Since the arrival here of the Ruffian Courier Bay. mom who brought with him difpatches of great confequence. feveral .Roffian (objets have left this capital ; among others Prince TILUIELZIIOI, and the sfich family of Divorr. As our Government did not fee with fatisfaftion the pleafure camps ordered by the King of Pau MA 'in Weaphelie, and on other parts of the frontiers of Hanover. his PrulEan Welty has countermanded the arrangements made for them.—(Gensote de - Freers .) Our Ansbafrador at Linton. General Lass t on theMofl fandiar footing with the Pataca ReGeNT, with whom he regularly dines and Cups, and is be. fides of all his hunting parties. The French are now as much liked in Portugal as the Englith are defpifed, and French produftions are preferred to thofe of all other nations—(Le The ENTIMOR of G/ILMANY has prohibited the French Emigrants who reade in his dominions from wearing the crofs of St. Louts. The Englifh merchant TNORISTON is arrived at o.lefra N as Britith Conful. What bufinefs cart any •E r glilhman have to do in that port ? we flaould hope that the Roman Government will keep a good look out ots his tranfaaions, and remember DRAM— (Le Gitoyer fraftreis.) Several (hips of Lord Net.son's fleet, which have (offered (tom florms, are gone to Malta to repair their damages. Fortunately the arfenals there are empty, and our privateers will take care to keep them (n. As to provifiosts, the Sicilians thew the fame avidity , for Lnglifh guineas as the inhabitants on the coati Batbary, and they arc therefore plentifully fopplied. Orders have been lately fent to Italy, to fortify the town of Trevifo, and the pafres of Cafal and Chlufa. It looks, Illys ; letter from Milan, as if our Govern ment furpeLleJ vhe loyalty of Aultria, which con• 'Woes to frog:tee numerous bodies of troops into the and 4w late Venetian States.—( a' dr &rag ) LONDON. • SATURDAY, MAY 26. PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK: Confab for July s4—Redueed Sli• Oomittret, 4 to 4iproo.-.4 per Cents. 73g. New S per Cent. 95i---0141 ditto 9411. • DYNAN, MAT se. Courfe of Excbango--DuMo oo Load*, i3ll, A French Paper, of the date of Saturday laft, is (aid to have been received in town, which gives the Note of the EMPEROR ALIXANDIR to the Diet of Ratifbon, with Come remarks, in which the attempt to renew hoftilities on the Continent, is afcribed to England ; and a boan is exhibited of the ability of France to carry on war for ten years, with a certainty of being able to annihilate the finances of this country in half that period. Dutch Papers to the igth inn. have alto been re ceived, from which we have given Conte extraas. From the Ratifbon letter, and that which follows 'it from Franckfort, which may be confidered as a commentary on the other, it apears that she twognost Mediating Powers of the Continent, Rata and France, have ceafed to hold communications lately refpeaing the unfettled difputes of the German Princes.—This Era proves that a coolnefs has for tome time culled between the Courts of Peterlburgh and Paris. In The New Mayhew, of the istth inft. the Note delivered to the Diet at Ratifbon, by. the Ruffian Miciftey, is called " an energetic Declaration and Proteft againft the Condit& of the French Govern ment," which is Paid to fhew very ffrero, the Est Lana's concern at the death of the Duke of Eno- Mill, and may lead to confequences by no means to be defired by the friends of peace." Except what we have quoted, the Dutch journals are entirely filled with extraas from the Englifb and French papers, and fpeculations on the fubjedt of peace, grounded on the plod sitars which are about to take place in England and France I We have great pleafure in Bating to our Readers, that this day at half pall one o'clock, their Males urn and the Pais left town for Windfor, where they intend Drawing Room on Tburfday. preparatory to the celebration of His Ma 011Tei Birth-day. • On Thurfslay Mr. ADDINGTON'S family removed from Downing.amt. Mr. Prrr takes up his abode in Downing.fireet on Monday, Tburfday afternoon Vice-Admiral P TTTTT ar rived in town from Deal, and yefterday he took his feat at the Board of Admiralty. Rear-Admiral Purvis is to hoilt his flag imme diately on board the Amrssors, of go guns, off Of tend. Sir SYDNEY SMITH, from illnefs, is compelled to relinquith the command of that fhip for the re lent, and Captain BAZELY is appointed to fupply his place till he is able to refume the command. Mr. Dues arrived at Drefden on the oh inflant, but in confequence of reprefentations being made by the French Minifter ROCHITOUCAVLT, be quitted that refidence the day following. Yeflerday about two o'clock the Ruffian Ambaf• fador had an interview with Lord liaallOWßY at his office. Count Da KALISCNIT is the Ruffian Nobleman appointed the fucceffor at our Court. of the prefent worthy Ruffian Arobaffador, Count Da WOROPIzorr. Count Da KALISCH IF was, in 800, fent by the Em. peror PAUL his Ambaliador to .Bo AAAAA TR, from which place he was recalled by the prefent Emperor, in aftot, and fucceeded by Count MaRICOIF. He is a Nobleman well vetted in the politics of Europe, but was formerly forptaed of Come partiality for the French faaion at St. Peter(burgh. Mr. For gave a dinner yefterday to a large party, including Mr. Laviacsrom, the American Mininer, Mr. Gm, Mr. Possow ay, ac. The Earl of Coax and Sir Eras Cnows, upon the tBth infant, attended the ceremony of laying the firft none of die fortifications at Spike 'God, near Cork. A lady, of whore beauty and talent: report fpeaks in the higheft terms, will, we underfland, loon make her appearance in the cliaraaer of Elvira, in SNFII• D•N'S Pizarro. A Gentleman coming out of the Court of King's Bench, a few days ago, found Tome difficulty in prang his way out ; and coming too much in con tad with the gown of a 'latrines . , the other exclaim ed, " Do mind, Sir, don't tear (lIIC to pieces !"--- " No, Sir," raid the Gentleman, " that's per hfineji, not mine." A fellow brought before a Police Magiflrate, at Dublin, a few days fence, for ecirting, complained that it was a hard cafe a poor man could not wake a Auk mow to oblige the public without being fent to gaol for it. The new buildings in Gray's-inn Gardens are to be called Verulam Buildings, in hononr of the im mortal BACON, who, as it is well known, was a mem ber of that Inn. It is but lately that the tree, under which he is faid to have compofed Come of his works, was handing in the garden. According to a recent enumeration, it appears that in the Metropolis their are 346 piamof worthip, viz. t az parifh churches, 58 licensed chapels, and chapels (I cafe. 19 for foreign protenants, as for Roman Catholics, 133 meetinphoufes and methadin.chapels of various felts diffentang f rom the ellablifised church, fix Qz.tkers' meeti ng.houfes, and fix Jews fynagogues. The Ex-Bafhaw of Tripoli has written a letter to o the Prefident of the United States, requeßing a loan of. 4o, 00 o dollars , to enab le him to regain his fitua tion, to which he has a legitimate hereditary claim ; promifing, if he is fucccfsful, to releafe all the American prifoners, and to repay the money. He likewile offers to give the Americans poffelfion the nronefl pnrt he may have at his difpofal, as a guarantee g for the fa.thfi l p u formancc of his engage. meets. GZNER4L FMT. • . The folemnity which yellerday pervaded the Me tropolis and its environs. was fuds asfititid the mo ral obligation individuals were called upon to per form. The Tuber filenee of the Rivets was only interrupted by the bell of the papa churches, call ' ing the inhabitants to prayers. The paufe-prudaced by a fupenfion of the bury round of trade and thus up Stops was. however, leffened by the early ap pearance of Volunteers gaily dreffed in theit nni• forms. who. purfuant to orders, proceeded in all direitions .to their refpeßive churches, which were numeroufly attended, and difplayed awful grandeur. The Rout. FAMILY attended divine fervice in their private chapel in the morning. At half pall one, his MaJeSTY, the Duke of Cassatocts„ the Qt! ass, and Pessimism in the ufual order, took an airing on the Greenwich road, and returned loon after four. At twelve o'clock the Loss CMANCOLLOIt, attend. ed by foetal Peers, walked from the Hoeft of Lords to Henry the Seventh's Chapel when the &SINOP of GLOUCUTEIL delivered an ausprelEve mon. The &nava of the Houfe of Commons went in his (late coach, at eleven o'clock, to St. Margaret's Church, Wefts:tintler, attended by about fortyldem. ben of the Honfe. The Rev. Jacesom purfu. ant to the appointment he for merl y received , preach on this =Ann, an excellent fermon from Pm verbs chap. v. 5 and 6. The Steam vas efcorted to his honfe, in Palace yard, by a party of the Loyal Weßminfter . Volta - teen, who, during the fetvice, occupied part of the gallery. . . All the Volanteei Afociations in and about town attended divine fervice at their 'different peril!' churches. with as little parade as poffible. The Prince of Wales's Royal Volunteers attended divine ((nice at St. Martin's Church. where they heard a molt p at h e tic difeourfi delivece4 by Ds. Hamit.toa. from the ;d chapter and rerfe r. Ezekiel. in the folloartntwartisT-- •-•- A. sesame herder thee fon byes I”kdlarAililidnit tear them not, selther be dlintoyel at *our letWhereidLtb-11 a rebellions bode - • 3, , The Royal Weftssinfier attended' ar SAN where they heard no elerpteftfitecefetelefieere . ed by Dr. Savour.. The St. James's Volunteers, owing to t heir cLarch being under repair. and every pirifti 'church being engaged. did not eirembit *today. The St. Andrew's end-St. Georges. Bloomfbury, I attended at Blo o mfbury_Cherch..ip.Hart.ftreet. The. St. George's, ,Hanoverkfquare, attended at St. George's Church, Hanovraquart. The con, courfe of fpeastorswasinoreld far than could be' admitted. The Loyal Artificers Corps did ant go to charckil but they affeaibled in the Archery Ground, to re J ceive an exchange of belts;Siz. white inftead of black. The ad LoyaFLondon attended at St. Sepulchre's. The 3d Loyal London did not affemble, not having room in St. Paul's, which was given the Honourab% Artillery Company. The 4dl Loyal London beard divine fervice at St. Bride's Church, Fleet-Erect, where they heard an eleganolermon preached by the Rev. Mr. Carney. The Honourable Artillery Company attended to hear divine fervice at St. Paul's Cathedral, where there was an elegant difcourfe delivered by the Rev. Mr. Pimento, Chaplain to the Loan Marna. They made no oftentatious parade, having marched from their ground unattended by mufic. The concourfe of people about St. Paul's was very great, as it was expeaed the Loa:, .I.stroa would come there in Rate, and that all the City Vo lunteers would be there. The Logo Maros was prevented from being prefent by a forained ancle, in confequence of a fall from his boric. 'roc Loyal London reacted their claim, as there was not room for both regiments, the body of the church being filled with fcaffolding preparatory to Thur (day nest, being the day the Charity child ren g o to St. Paul's. The St; Clement's Volunteers attended divine (Cr. vice at St. Clement's Church, in the Strand, where there was a vet y excellent fermon preached from the 4th chapter of 'Deuteronomy, eth verfe. viz. " Keep therefore and do them ; foe this is your ',Odom and your underitanding in the Oght of the Nations which Stall hear all theft Stamm, sad fay, finely this great Nuke Is a wife end tun derhanding People." • His Royal Highnef. the Du xr of YORK accompa nied the Fieß Regiment of Guards to aheir chapel in Wedminfier. • To enumerate all the different Corps would be ufelefs ; fuffice it to fay that they molly attended at their par ifh churches. A very favourable alteration appeared in the Form of Prayer tifed yellerday in all the chtircher and chapels throughout the kingdom, which we are £.rry, however, could not pollibly reach the more diDant parts of the Empire on the day of the General Fall. We evidently allude to the different late in which his MAJRSTY ' S health is reprelented to be in the dif ferent editions of the above Prayers. We fubmit the principal patrages of both to our readers : FIRST Hue mercy, we befeech thee, spas thy fervent our Sovereign, whom thou haft (mitten fur the MOP of his people. We acknowledge, that far our manif old C a re l arc worthy of the feverlty of thy jud g ments • yet, tee he leech thee, incline thine ear to as , wags with prrdeat and con trite hearts we tem unto thee; and remove from our hove AP. and from us ' 44 dreadful ..ft +. Ws of yield thee thanks and m ire, 0 Lord, for the bye and pro9ua recovery, which thy mercy already bath afforded, In the abatement of his &memos Santis. Confirm and Metal, we Winch thee, 0 Lord, the work whkh en t il than but betas." S IC OND EDITIOII.. Have mercy upon thy fervent Mr gore thou haft repeatedly Witten for the tracfgrellons of his people. We acknowledge, dist fee our manifold km we are worthy of the fevetity of thy judgments; yet, we Weak thee, iodine thine ear to us, when with penitent sad contrite he sets we tuns unto thee; and remove from our Sovereign, and from us, Ph# dreadful ssfitsei , .. We Odd thee thank, and mile, 0 lard,( thy Mat mercy already manifelted towards us, in his his late dan g erous &Ands. Confirm and eftablifk, we bakcch thee, 0 Lord, the work which thou halt berm: The new form of prayer tried upon this occafion appeared to he fervently attended to, and gratitude filled the bofoms of the different congregations to. Wards the DIVINI Balsa, for his MAJtsiT ' S refto ration to health. in Ihort. a general fenfe of mo rality and loyalty was every where confpienoes. Many of the Volunteers, after the afternoon fervice, proceeded to their drill grounds, where they devoted the remainder of the day to irnittoremcnt. To dif criminate particular Corps, or perfons who perform ed fo folcmn a duty, would x .nvidsous. NAUTICAL mrsLuants. Dubai Wataford MAILS THIS DAT.....W10d S. All. WC All. DB& I I I Humboigb o 0 I I Genalbeeet 0 0 [For s gement Litt of AT** at Want poets Los the loft pagel PLYMOUTH. Mar ea.-Sailed with difpatches for the fleet, the Ntosa, of 4o guns, Captain SCOTT; and on a cruise, the Fox cotter, aid Arose, of r 6 guns. The lIIDITATICIAILS, of 44 pas, is ordered to fisil to, and join the fgutdrou off Ferrol. under Rear Adaural Coctutau : Ole takes out Admiralty difpatches, hourly expelled from town, when the will fail (finely. Sailed for Deptford. with Sores for that yard. and to load back for this yard. the Ply. month navy armed tnufport. PORTIKCIUTItt Mar IS.-.Arrived the EOLUS fri. gate from Juemica.-!d. the Scones floop of war, and armed trpormuts, under convoy. for the Downs. Attired alio the u guns, Captain Macauma, fruit a ernife. the outward. bound Kai latfia fleet an till detained at the Mo. therbank sad St. Helen's, owing to contrary winds. S.. S. W. . Sue SSSSS 1, MAT 25.-.44,11tde the KITTY armed hip, and the bruit tuner, with five fail of Tads under convoy, for Tooningen.-Wind S. S. W. Dias, Mar at..Arrivetandfasialfor the River, the Patina and Fanny, Watts. from Charleflon ; and dip Tinily. Iranaitg.., (loom Jamaica. Arrived the Lwantataxneeteifm*.Plnsioarartra frigate, Unite and AieVolla •OM,. of war, TARTARUS bomb, Jlasntat. _Lamm and lisouttouan gun brigs, front a ails* nod remain with the (hips as ger . . Yasstourat, Mar ay.-.Arrived the ETRALION *limo, Captain D. STSWAIST, with the Union, a Dutch privateer, which the captured in the North See:: Dutch.gan. boat. captured by the fquadron neater Skit. ST A N BY SMITSI alto from a cruise the ,VseastaeaskOntra gun brigs; and RATS'S& hoop of ,firetastolFlialliing. The (hips of war in thefe Itriodiepe, Altsr.bfrosnou vs, of 64 guns, Eril•SiOn Mr% ,Silibraa, Semipros., and RATLIR hoops, -Setre.and•Visas gun brigs, and VULTURB armed • *. Paled &ugh a large (lest of laden colliers • far tltesAivelt: •Wied W. Ire& bran& • Oaaverna, Maw ss....Padied by the *Meer% leash Mar the Saab teas Polererance. Cards, Iran Madrid ; and the Vrow getharleisdr rae. hide Cheraw& Med re Mm& Basely, kir Cadle D. Otheoikre. Loth, far Heim Vrow L uc i a , , tar Andkrbas t Veer Mak tr il l:few tle. lira, adise sad Dr. theredars. Jews. fee T The Thom. Walsh. ordeal et Premier. hied from Pare Reeeele. Jim*. en the is Apdl, with ss et aserdnee &lye. riderveereivit the Rolm Mote, and paned eanyany oa the nth vat Prior to that date fermi Alps had hue left alters. A art Issas London to Cork. which railed Iran Baredees dr salb March. arrived at Jamaica 6th Aril. The Zephyr, Blair, from Limper to Virgisda, le named ma tarried into Paffase. The lire, Brawny. fru Duane fee Oaerefey, la captured sad erred into Ossetian/pc. Letters from Lord Guerin, at Cork, dated the toth intl. Rate, that on the preceding day, the Bass.. LIMIT frigate. Captain Vicar. arrived there from having convoyed the fhips for the Weft Indies, as far as Madeira. in conjuneion with the MIIIIIAAD frigate, Captain HOLLIS, which The left all well. &venue on yes Teem-The following is an extrad of a letter from en °Seer is the blocked• ing fquadron. dated his Majeare chip Ramis, at anchorol the Teed. May :3.- 44 The delay of the Dutch fleet is fuppofed to have arlfen from the ab• fence t.f a line of battle (hip, which came down a few days fine from Amfterdam, and is now come ;steely ready for tea. Their force CROW*, of fix fail of the line, (even frigates. aid one hundred nil of tranfports, having fifteen thoufand foldiers already embarked, and the fame number encamped on Kyke• dam ready for embarkation ill a moment's warnin g . Ottr , force canGfts of only five fail of the line and one frigate. From the intelligence we have received from neutrals (to which Admiral Trioaasoaouost Teems to pay much credit). as well as from our own nblervations of their manoeuvres, tie have not the leaß doubt but that the wh..le ot • hei fa ce is def. I tined fur the inva fi on of the United Kingdoms. To prevent them from putting their threats into caeca. lion, we have for this lag week been at anchor within. three miles of the Outer Roads i every flip is clear for aflion. and from the great fuperiortty of the enemy, are in momentary espeaation of being engaged." . Thurfday the difpatches were finally doted at the EaR India Houle, and delivered to the Purfers of the following (hips, viz. Arautoo.Tauoton Castle, Ceres, Alowick Cattle, Celhella•-• hoed to China. Esperimcre—ditto Bombay. tottenharn. Lord killee-ditto Bala' sad Madsva Psilengen per Teueabarn-Mr. tt. o i bler, Writer: Mr. Cnaphot, Min* Surgeon MediuDe Waal and Vas Sy, inden, Cada.; and Mr. J. L. Tree Marbarr.-kir Brie h r. Webee, Era. Lieutensat Alimoty,and Lady Lieet.Learis. Js►w Maks. C. O. FotheretU and Scott. l*Sets...for Madras. Mr W. Phittips Madeira. Pu Lertfillselit•••Charies Waring. 1 . 0 . 1e . 2 1 1= IS+ and Family. Ma E. Ledo* Mr. j. goon. and aad Melts. Montgomery. Furor leas, two Mr. Campbells, Caden--for Boo'b'y. Per Loeb Items-Lieutenant Ititchts and Lay. M r . rid& Cadet-For BasgaL Mr. T. Hendry and Lady, Mr. J. Ceddy, Adiftamit tureen. Mn. Canting Maiden" s mad daughters, MIA 8.. W. Dads and W. 0. kit Crietn-For Madras. Per AI )1111T 011• Sir Oaortr 11411110011, Pls. Gant Ilef ire( Writer. Mr. Parke, Smears to the radar, et °dna. Ewalt of a letter from the Cape of Good Hope. dated J a nuary 54.--“ There is a French (hip in the Bay, the Geographe, which has been three years is tench of the (tips of the celebrated Pay sou sa. She found two men among the natives of New Zealand. who had belonged to them, and were the only fur. vivo,. out of the two ( hips ; they have finer died 00 board the Geographe. They Rated, that one of the (hips was burned, and the °dm (Psnouses owe 04) wait to pieces."