Star. — London, England, 1801-02-09 00:00:00

O NDON. MONDAY. Fl :BRUARY 9. PRICE OF STOCKS ON SATURDAY. per C. C0n.571 58 574 57 Long Ann. /./6 per C Red. 3S .53 I Short Ann. S-16 S Cr Cent 'Bll 76} Imp. 3 per Cent. s per C. Navy 72, r 91 . Imp. Ann. to{ 13-16 3 per C. Loyalty 921 91 Conf. for Feb. Price of Stocks this day at one o'clock: *Droll .5611H —Reduced 571{)--4 per Cant. 761... s per C. giti--New ditto 92.1. POll.lll, Fta. 4.-7priee of Stocks this day : 3 pet east. Gai.iseis. - lo6:4 per diiriss - 4 eti. Deb. Yefteretay arrived three Hamburgh mails, be ing all that were due except the mail of yeller. d a y, which has not yet been received. With re f-pea to the (tate of affairs between France and Aullria, there journals give very little informa tion ; they however confirm the intelligence of th,. Daniih Minifter having fallen into difgrace a. peterfburgh, but nothing is Paid of the part which Pruffia means to take in the Northern Confederacy. An article from Conftantinople ftates, that the RuMan Ambaffidor there has interpofed in a de cided manner to prevent the Turks from affifting t he Britifh forces in their attack ott Egypt. The arrival of General ABERCROMBIE at Rhodes is an. flounced, and the fleet under Lord Kerrit is (aid to have encountered a violent itorm. This morning we received French Journals up to the ph inft. Nothing official has yet been pnb lifhed refpeaing the conclufion of Peace, except the (lon article already alluded to in the STAR, announcing Mantua to have &en ceded to the French, by a Convention figned on the 26th ult. at Luneville. The fame thing is Rated in the Bulletin of Luneville, in this day's paper; for which and other extraas from thefe Journals we refer to the preceding columns. The rumours which for Cottle days have been in circulation, rcfpeeing changes in the Cabinet, acre not without foundation. Mr. Prre's Admi. nifiration is difolved ; but we cannot add, " that like the bafelefs fabric of a vifion, it leaves not a wreck behind." The Sfmtions in the Cabinet, flrange to tell, rote out of the Union! It was neceffary for the carrying of that meafure, that the High Church Party in Ireland fhould be admitted to a iliarc of power in this country, and it was equally neceffary that certain promifes fhould be made to the Catholics. In other words, the animofities which were the curfe of Ireland, teem to have been im ported into this country, and where it may end HIATCN only knows. Mr. PITT, unable finally to carry the queflion of Catholic Emancipation, finds himfelf obliged to make a Phew of withdrawing : we fay a thew of withdrawing, for it will be found, when the ar rangements are definitively fettled, that he only retires in favour of Come friend—perhaps a rela tion ! and the other changes in the Cabinet will wear fomenting of the fame complexion.—And this is to be held as a fAcrifice to principle !—a proof of bonen" , l—a fulfillment of engagements to the utrnoit of his ability ! Our Readers have heard that a molt ferious dif. pute arofe, fome time before the meeting of Par liament, on the great point of emancipating the Roman Catholics of Ireland, which the Marquis CORNWALLIS and Lord CASTLEREAGH had, by di red inßruttions from Englark!, pledged themfelves to obtain. His MAJESTY was advifed to refute his confent to this meafure, and the opening of Parliamcnt was poßponed from day to day, to give Minifters time to come to fome underftanding on the matter. Mr. PITT declared, that as the faith of Government was pledged to the Roman Catholics of Ireland on the fubjeft, and that as the Union was carried by means of that folemn en gagement, it could not be difpcnfed with ; the peace and fafety of Ireland, the continuance of the connthion, and the moll effential interells of the Empire in a moment fo critical as the prefent, all demanded the performance of the promife to the hall People. He was, however, beaten on the quellion. The influence of Lore CLARE prevailed, upon which fo long ago as Wednefday fc'nnight, Mr. PITT de clared to his MAJESTY, that he could not be re fponftble for the tranquility and fafety of the Unit ed Kingdoms, nor could he undertake to carry on Lis affairs, if this meafure were refufed. A great deal of negotiation took place in confequcnce of this ►ntimation ; and, on Friday evening, the 3oth of January, the &win. of the Houfe of Com mons, as a mediator, had an audience of his Ma- JISTY in his clofet, which Wed fome hours, in which it was underflood that an arrangement took Place, upon which Mr. PITT should continue to condull the public affairs, and that the topic of Catholic Emancipation fbould not make a part of his MAJESTY'S Speech. Accordingly the SefKon was opened on Monday IaII, but on the debate that followed, and Rill more on the divifion, Mr. PITT faw fymptoms of &fee "nr which convinced bim that his power was gone. A number of the Kiric's friends were ab. Cent ; and, out of thirty Bifhops, but eight voted for he Addrefs. He then refolved to retire, and tendered his refignation to his MAJESTY, but with an affurance that he would not defert his Ration until his MAJESTY could call to his councils men n whom he had confidence, and who had not the Came feelings with himfelf and others on this particular queftion of Catholic emancipation. The motion that flood for Thurfday laft was poftponed at Mr. Fives defire, under pretext of a touch of the gout; and upon that day the dilrolution of Mr. PITT'S Miniftry took place. Mr. PITT, Mr. Du uns, Earl Sratictit, Lord GRENVILLE and Mr. Wilinmakr refigned ; but with a declaration that they would keep the teals and keys until their fuc. caws fhould be appointed. From the following Lift of Out: and Lu, which however we prefent only as the rough draft of the Ai/ projefted arrangement, our Readers will be Ale to forM fome idea of the New Cabinet : OUTS. INNS. Mr. PITT, (=ceded by Mr. ADDINGTON. Mr. DUNDAS, Lord HAWKESDIJRY. Earl Seawcaa, Duke of CLARENCE. Mr. WINDHAM, Lord AacKLAND. Earl CHATHAM, Earl CLeat. Mr. GRA/MILLI LEM} ~ 1. , " 0112 inALMSBURY. SON GOWER, Lord GRENVILLE, Earl MACAR THEY. MT. CANNING, Lord CASTLEREAGH• Mr.THOMASGRENTILLE, Sir LAURENCE PARSONS. Marquis CORNWALLIS, 1 Marquis AIERCORN, O r Duke of KENT. Lord LOUGHBOROUGH, to be Lord Privy Seal. Lord ELDEN, to be Lord Chancellor. Sir JOHN MITFORD, to be Speaker. What the final arrangement may be, we cannot fay with confidence; but we know from good authority that the one firfi propofed has undergone fome changes. According to it, Mr. ADDINGTON was to have been Firft Lord of the Treafury and Chancellor of the Exchequer ; but the Duke of PORTLAND has been particularly requefted by his MAJESTY to fill the office of Prime Minifter ; and Mr. ADDINGTON will therefore be only Chancellor of the Exchequer. Some reports Rate that Lord CAMDEN will be Secretary of State for the Home Department, the 'Earl of WESTMORELAND Firft Lord of the Admiralty, Mr. PELHAM Secretary at War, Lord MACARTNEY Prefident of the Board of Controul, Sir WILLIAM Gears. Attorney General, Mr. Paacivaz. Solicitor General; and that Lord LOUGHBOROUGH, the Duke of PORTLAND, and the Earl of CHATHAM, will continue in their feveral offices. All the reit, Mr. Rost, Mr. Loco, Lord HAWILESDURY, Mr. STEELS, &c. remain, and Mr, PITT declares it to be his with that his friends may all give their fupport to the new Adminiftration. To mad} the difpofition of the retiring Mini fters, it was remarked at the LORD Comm ELLOR'S dinner on Saturday, that they all five entered the Drawing-room together, after having had a con ference with his Lordlhip ; and it was here alfo an flounced that Mr. PITT would not quit his place till he had opened his Budget, made his Loan, and moved the Taxes for the year—a bufincfs which Rands for Wednefday the ;Bth inft. This part of th e arr. niement was farther proved by the STRAKER', having his Levee laft night, which would not have taken place if he had accepted the key. It is ex petted therefore,that this night Mr. PITT will in his place Rate the courfe which he means to purfue in regard to the Supply. It appears to us a moft un accountable proceeding that a Loan ihonld be made by a perfon who is to raga his fituation the next day, and who cannot therefore give affurance to the Contraeors of the fyftem to he purfued. Bu t indeed the whole bufinrfs is without a parallel in _ _ To many it will be a confolation, that in all pro. bahility, the fame fyftcm upon which we have hitherto gone, is to be purfued ! A new attempt, however, is to be made, to negotiate with Bos&. PARTE, and a pafport is to be Aced for Lord Sr. 1-111.sa's to go to Parts. It is proper to thew a difpofition to treat—it may help to conciliate the people to the new arrangements ! Lct what will be the refult, our Readers may be allured, we fhall continue to follow the fame kn_ partial conduit that has hitherto guided us. Yellerday morning the ROYAL FAMILY went to St. George's Chapel, where the Right Reverend the Bifhop of Noawicn preached before their Ma jellies. The Rum on Saturday took the diverfion of hunting. The deer being clofelypurfued through Beaconsfield, croffed the Thames at Cookham Ferry, near Marlow. The RING and his Suite were ferried over, and the animal was taken near Maidenhead Thicket. His MAJESTY was on horfe back from nine in the morning till four in the after- moor. The SPEARIII of the Houfe of Commons yeller day evening held a Levee at his bottle in Palace yard, Weliminfter, at which were prefent the LORD C.AMQILLoa, ERA CAST LLLLL out ' VEroonts Bet, and S Lord Suomi Lord C. Sou I eirr, Lord HAWRRIIIVIT, L ord Lawson florae, Mr. WIWI/11MR, the A and SOLICITOR GRIIIIALS, the MASTLZ of the ROLLS' S: WILLIAM SCOTT, and Metros. STRILIATDRI,, VI LL FILM/04 B LLLLL ORD, GIaIf•ILLR, CASININO, DIIIIDAS, 16157111, Dumas, Appiatinos o IM P% winge I non _ _ _ IVA lITICAL INTELLIGENCE. MAWS THIS DAY.—Wind E. N. Y. ARRIVCD DV[. 3 Hamburgh. Jan. $3. 26, 30. 2 Dublin. Feb. 4, 39 4 Watatrford, Feb. r. $, 3. 4. YARMOUTH, FEBRUARY 8. Yeaerday arrived the PRINCE of WALas, Capt. HEARN j and the KING GEORGE Packet, Captain BEANE, with Mails, and Baron BUSH and Suite Dike& ANDRE, LEMEN, GOFFIEY, NETLEGER, NAB, LEAR, FRANK, Donate, JOHNSON King's Mellinger, and feveral other Pailingers. This morning arrived the EARL of LEICESTER Packet, Capt. C. THom now, with Mails; Prince BROGLIO and Suite, Mars. VAN Voss, JOOL, Mtitox, and HUNTER and VICE, King's Mellen gers, with difpatches. This Evening arrived a Cutter, the Captain of which, immediately on his arrival, fet off for town in a poll-chaife and four. It is reported here, that he brings intelligence that the Danes will not join in the Coalition.—Arrived the FAVOURITE Sloop of War. The Diana Packet, with Mails, &c. for Cu- - haven, is prevented failing by contrary winds.— The Kino GEORGE Packet, Capt. FLYN, takes the Mails, &c. for Cuxhaven on Thurfday next. TORBAY, FEBRUARY 7. Arrived here yetterday evening, the Channel- Fleet; contifting of t 6 fail of the line, under the commaad of Vice-Admiral Sir HCNRY HARM, from off Brea, and failed again this morning, on a cruize. Sailed the MALABAR for the Etta- Indies. Remain the VILLE DR PARIS, of 112 guns; SAN JOSEF, of 118 ; GLORY, of 98; and the NAIAD, of 36. Sailed the GLORY, of 98 guns, for Plymouth.—Wind, Well. FALMOUTH, FEBRUARY 6. This morning put back the fhip Ratler, Captain Witson,one of the vefrels which failed on the 24th ult. for Africa, under convoy of the FLY (loop of war: on the inftant, off Cape Finifterre, they fell in with fix (hips of the enemy, when the Fir made a fignal for the whole fleet to dirperre : ar rived alto a prize to the FLY Hoop of war, the Da nifh brig Juftina, Captain KNOSD!N, with wine, from Barcelona. Arrived the Amerkan !hips Ritfon,Fas 11, fl OM ginia, with tobacco, after a palfage of 28 days ; and the Aretheufa, Buss R, from Alexandria, in 29 days. PLYMOUTH, FEBRUARY 7. Yeflerday arrived here a French frigate called the Dedaigneufe, of 36 guns, and 350 men, from Cayenne, capturzd on the 111 of February, after a chafe of 42 hours, by his Majefly's (hips Smut of 36 guns, Captain KING, POISF•U, of 36 guns, Captain lAN zF v, IMMORTALITI, of 36 guns, Captain Hornam, and the AMETHYST, of 36 guns, Captain Coma fhe is a large fine looking frigate, and very little difabled by the running fight of half an hour which (he maintained with the Status; nor do we find that any men were killed or wounded on tither fide. She has on board private adventures, and Tome of the Priells that were banithed from France. Cam: in the Spanifh (hip Charlotte, of about 400 tons bin-then, of and from Corunna, bound to the Welt Indies, laden with iron, canvas, and bale goods ; !he was cap tured on the 27th ult. by his Majefly's (hips Ba sics and AMETHYST. Arrived the Dann (hip Chriflanfhaven, of Al tona, Captain A KLMAN, from Barcelona, laden with wine, fir the ui of the navy at that port ; detained by the AMETHYST frigate: The Danifh gator, John and Jacob, —, from Altona, for Choifie, in Willa*: detained by the EXCELLENT, of 74 guns, Captain STOPEORD and the C. APMAN, of 24 guns, Captain &OWN, from the westward. Sailed the Fstotr,of t 6 guns, Captain FRIRCAL to the Weft Indies with difpatches : the Josrt., of go guns, Captain SAWYER, to join the Channel Fleet off Brea: the PINGUIN, of 18 guns, Capt. MAMMA, on a cruize: and the GLORY, of 98 guns, Capt. De A etc, for Torbay. Came in the NILE cutter, of i 6 guns, Lieut - nant ARCMS, from the coati of France, and brought with her part of the crew of the Rrn. IN, of is guns, Lieutenant Flvist.t., which was 101 t lately on the coati near Qt_tb:roon ; the whole ofthe crew are Caved, but about so of them were made pri foners by the French. Arrived the Swedifh (nip Daphne, of Gotten burg, Capt. BAGGS, from Alieant, bound to Got tenburg, laden with fah, detained by the Con. CORD, of 36 guns, Capt. BARTON., Sailed the KANGAROO, of 18 guns, Capt. Pt/L -imo, on a cruize. The Channel Fleet are gone to Torbay. they were left off the Sound yelberday by the Sweclilla fhip Daphne. ' The N !La chafed a French cutter and lugger on the coati of France, and notwithflanding their fuperiority drove them on chore; but the tide being flood, they again floated off, and efcaped by get tang into Morbihan. Came in the Or mu, of 36 guns, Capt. from Torbay. Came in the Swedilh fhip du Hoffning, of Wol gaft, Capt. C. V. &MDT, from Valencia, laden with brandy for Altana, detained by the 01$1410 of 36 guns, Captain Lim:it. Sailed the PO AtPal of So guns, Capt. ST:RLISOP to join t he Fleet ; and Fttect Privateer, Captain Hostas, on a cruise.': tr LLOYD'S LIST. G:tai.zszs I.tt. B.—Paffed by the Ranger, Pttntrtr.t; and Two Was, --. from Rottertixtn.—Sailed the Couttneys, Far r k for Lillw.n , Tian-nand, fqr Surinam; KeDO MALE, for the Cape of Good Hope; Alexander, for Philadelphia; Hazard, for To bago; Alexander, —; Camden, Hitt; Sir H. Parker, -- Prince's Royal, 1144Donatri ; and Weltwetland, for Jamaica. BREST, JANUARY s. I informed you, by the lait poi}, that the divi. liion undcr the command of Rear-Admiral GAS THFAU E, had received orders to prepare bur failing. The fame day, at fix o'clock in the after noon, it got under fail, and at midnight it pro. ceeded on its voyage to the fouthward, with the wind at N. N. E. We confidently croft, that with the help of this breeze, it will make confiderable way. It is alto very probable that it will efcape the obfervation of the Eng they were counted yefterday to the number of fourteen fail. The following are the names of the flips and captains that are employed in this expedition : Gum. S6lpe Goos. Vice-Ad:l to Le Dix Aoili - - 74 N ii OA rucmE Conititution - 74 Le Formidable, LINOII So La Dreolc 40 l'indompuble - So La Bravoure - - 40 Le Denis • - 74 Le Vaiittur - - 1 4 Le Jean Bart - 74 General SAM:M.IE7', commander of the land forces, and l'Escattsza, are on boari l'lnoir I sis*. s. The deaination of this Expedition has not tranfpired. Lientenent Waal arrived at the Admiralty yeflerday, with difpatches to their Lori:fillips from Admiral DICKSON, Commander in Chief of his Majefly's Squadron in the North Seas. Letters from Jerfey and Guernfey mention, that confiderable apprehenfion is entertained of an invafion. The French are colleaing at St. Maio, Granville, and Cherbourg, numerous bodies of troops for the avowed purpofe• of attacking thefe Iflands. _ Letters from St. Marcou, dated on Wednefday, alfo report, that the enemy are in motion along that coat, and that numerous gun and flat-bot tomed boats are collating at Ifigny and La Hogue. The MsacultY Frigate, Captain Roos Ili, is ar rived at Gibraltar, from the coati of Egypt ; and thro' this channel letters have been received, dated Baffa Bay, and off Arabs' Tower, Alexandria. Sept. 52, 13, 26, and 30.—“ The Grand Vizier is Rated to be Rill at Jaffa with 10.000 men, whom General /Emmet, with 46 Britifh, fix offi cers included, were inftrueting to march in double line, their artillery in the intervals, and the cavalry upon the wings ; but though there was much faid of advancing againft the enemy, the Vtztra ap peared more occupied in preparing to make a Rand in Syria, than in attacking Egypt. " Numerous works were erefled about Jaffa, to I render it a placc of arms; and Capt. LACEY was employed in erecting regular baftions about El Arifh. His Highnels the Viz= expelled rein forcements; but if they even were to arrive, he could not at againfl the French for three months, without a confiderable number of (mall and alive veffels of war, in confequence of the uncommon inundations the Nile. " General Malloy, having been joined by Mo. RAD Bay, who had fo long oppofed the French in Upper Egypt, and by numerous Copts, &c. ap peared determined to retain a conqueft, of which it WAS evident all the powers of the Porte could not difpoffefs him. " He had ftrongly fortified Alexandria, Dami etta, and Rofetta, upon the entrances to the Nile, and the only ports in Egypt; and had not only completed the lines, &c. begun by Colonel BROM• tar at Aboukir, but added others to them ; ren dering all thefe places fo ftrong as to bid defiance to any army of the Turks. The lateft accounts from England, and which were received off Alexandria the 25th of Septem -1 ber, were dated the i6th of June. Intelligence had been received that we had retired from the Red Sea; but hopes were entertained that a body of troops from India, who, from being accuf tomed to the fame fcorching fun, were, better than foldiers immediately front England, adapted to contend with the French, now feafoned to the climate,' would arrive at Saes, and make a di verfion in favour of the a:my expelled under Ge neral " The Sultan Selim, the flag -( hip of the Captain Paces, having fprung a leak, he proceeded to the Porte, accompanied by part of his fleet, for whole departure no reafon was or could be affigned. The Twat having been refitted, and other tug. liffi veffels, arrived off Alexandria the aoth of September, where the PITTIRRL had watched with creditable but ineffeEtual attention, to prevent communications with the enemy, the Lodi having contrived, between two Turkifh Ihips of 44 guns, to flip in there, it being the fourth time The had returned with difpatches from Toulon. de Lieut. WRIGHT, Cent upon ferret fervice to Syria, had not returned. Sir Singly Smarm, and the other officers and men of our little fquadrun, had recovered their health ; but all appeared weary of a fituation alike anxious, unprofitable, and unthankful ; and where energy was repreffed by the hourly lamentable proof of the inefficacy of the molt brilliant, and what was calculated to be the molt important fervice." The Algerine Courier who lately arrived at our Court, through France, was charged by the Der with affurances of frienClihip and attachment to wards his Majefty. His difpatches have for objeti an extenfion of our Commercial intercourfe with Algiers, and an offer on the part of the De y, to furnifh fuch fupplics of grain to Malta and to Eng land as his Country may be competent to afford, or our occafions require. In oppofition to the Bodement' in the Parifian Journals, he has Fro. mifed to refpett Maltefe property ; and,• for the fecurity of the trade he is defirous to promote with England, he recommends a Britilh frigate being Rationed on his coati.