Star. — London, England, 1803-09-09 00:00:00

IMTJTICAL INTELLIGENCE. MAILS THIS DAY.—WIND &S. W. ♦ll. DOC •11. Doa. 1 I Hambergit • 3 x DubHs Waterford Flt.vmoutst, Sett. 7.—Came in and went up to tiamoate, full of ream= and landfinen for the fleet, a large brig tender. The American brig, which failed on Saturday laft for Havre-de-Grace, is brought back by one of the cutters, and is now at Ibchor in the Sound. After her failing from this place, information was given to Admiral Sir J. Cot.- toy s, K. B. Commander in Chief, of a French pilot kaho was in our fer vice, being fecreted on board, for the purpofe of conveying to France what intelligence he had gleaned in his capacity as pilot to the (hip he belonged to, either with re fpeß to founding: of ou r coat, iiearings,diftances,or the (tate of the force at this port. After opening feveral concealed places, and fearching ehe thip very narrowly, the French pilot was fortunately difcovered under a fcuttle, lying at full length, and immediately fectlred, and the *tail detained till an examination takes.place at Dock, which occurred yef terday. when the American Captain took his oath be knelt, nothing of the circumfloce of the French pi lot's being concealed in his vet Tel. He is ordered to appear this day before Mr. junice WILLIAMS. at ten o'clock, with the pilot, and all perfoni concerned, to undergo a further examination. It is fuppoled the French pilot will be committed fur trial. The DRAGON. of 74 guns, Captain GRIMM failed this morning to join the fiquadron of obferva tjon off the Black Rocks. She carried out plenty of vegetables. and so lire bullocks for the whole Beet. POILTSNOTITN, SIFT. B.—Arrived the STARLIVG ilLlLMtirel from the Downs. , • Saturnus, Sur. Se —Sailed his Milefty'li Atki Habit), Capt. IlaiWiLL, with fur !kips, bound -to the Baltic. ,In going down the Swin dre 'truck On the Gun Fleet Sand, bat got of again, and proceed ed on her voyage. fo that We cannot tell if the has &Rained much damage. The Miscues, Capt. Ina, and EXPLOSION, Capt. Phut, bare arti•ed and failed again, the former to thellokic with about so fail of (kips under convoy, and the latter on a crake. The Tooaraatita is taken out of dock, and will be paid to-morrow. The Sr. ALBAN'S was paid 'etterday, and hu failed, as has alfo the CYANOSIS gun brig. The Itimo Cauca hired armed cutter, Lieutenant Gramm, arrived yellerday, tied will tea fo-day. GiNSSIOXIL, Sari. 6.—Captain KILXXXONts ad* Carleton, arrived at Liverpool 26tb olt. fpoke, oilikie asth alt. a (hip from St. Andrews, bland to their ti;tvt , is lat. 45. 5:• long. a 7. so. opt ta days.--:The Bart, Ottumwa. is snared at Liiken from NewfousullasaL The Swallow, Biomass, at Oporto fronrifeir. foundtand. The Mercury, Eneturros. at hilati from Oporto, on the ;ooh alt. , FROM LLOYD'S MT. . - - • The Itimgftea, Gortba. hem Etiw he Oporto, Is aneurell by the Reprifalle Preach privateer. Doss,/err. 11.—SaBad IN. anew Ni hfrOy's rwip Mo mwdi. Right Hoe. Lord Berm 0111 a &Well* die WldtWerd Reamobt la the Dawes hle Majelly"rdige Woredt, Rear-Misdeal Mserrmret; Captain Roane; /Want" Car st r e !lz i r Ma •, Cana. Cued.. Amon. sad Minor's , sepper • treat pnte.aadir ihs troanased of Captain llrivaort, of the Royal Navy; Swift Mad Canty Beft bdia Mks wads; Mentor. Sitstp fas. be Bub b= sad !airy. to.. for Some Arrive/ the ihmillhoned gem brim Liemessat Rtessamen, fronts cake. Sart. I—hired by the New Evphrates,Pracv. Nom the South Seas ; Traveller. Middleton. from Quebec New Draper,Deks. from Dublin ; arid Rohm Leman. from Boardartz. ...Sailed the Port au Prism Lawrie, foe Africa; Needs. Ratt les ; Titres Maws. Crefweed ; Traveller. Paden ; George. bd. ley ; Mary, C4IIIIIIIIID ; Admiral Hellas. Botcher ; mad Urine, Wanes ; from Peterburg:l; Alpha, Hatton, for Ilia; &trey. Lathan; sod Celts. for Lbnerick; Alma hophla, for Zairdea; Prince of Wales. Gillingbam f sad Chem roes Friends, Jobafon, for Overnfey. Aaarveu—At Yarmouth, ?telly, Read i sod Made. }Wan. ben Archangel. At Bridlington, Tberis,R•blafon. from Arch. angst At Cowes, Williams. Holy, from Virginia. At Palmouth. Titorle, Fowl, from Rotterdam. At Liverpool, North Star, Tampion, from littebet. At Coat, Macy, LHoyt, front Virei sia and Mary. Hunter, front Philadelphia. At flartedoes. Pd... !Award, Whfril. front Dublin; tad Collor, Vaal. ten Ma deira. At Trinidad; Pon Rahway, Clew. kora LosArra. At St. Viaccees, Earl of 'Amerind, —, from Akita INDIA GAZETTE, JANUARY yr, eity. _ - - JO as this Paper was gomg to prefs, we heard of the arrival of the following veils : The extra Sip needs, Copan joie Power. lb Essileaa the sR September. The Dew. Caputo Stews, boat 'tangoes. the soh Drecolber, The Lawoola. Captain be Cone, from ktaaille and Malacca. the jib Jeasserr. It is reported that the Counteli of Sutherland is alto la die Ri ver; bat of facial immune@ of It has Imre received. Oa istsrday swetwats were revived is town of the arrival of tam thip Perfeversoes, Caputo Pertbery. eras licaeonisa the tath Desesaber. The P — ortoresse Sip Deign Remedios. Cassis D 4 Coßs. it alfe aMaod L the River from Matron W r3th November: and Nee brig Battey, Captain Marquerier, from Arbors. 'Phase So foiled ou the sittli December, and kit "berg the Sow Joshes& Leda. taking in ca go for this port. Os Musday arrived from Pesos, his Meleity's bigot Tail& elms. Oft Teerday hit salved in the River the 1p Wade:crave, Cap tain T. Mash nestatree, fr.• Meese. which the left the Mt ih. The following hips are et prefeet under dlfpetd foe laglerd, and it is impeded will fail Gate dde *early shout dee dine Gard fed mania thidr refpealve names—llulry, Join Hinnies. end 4 tri; Venire, John Luwe. Est wee& an Felinenry t Hew pwire erne Sip, ft Will ass lieallicy. nab. Anode, Mao; 111Traingare. Wilburn DIRINIA, du. du.; and Minna Adder. Win. lab 301, de. de. Colonel M•DeMnao. of the sd battalion Roya ls,a appointed Commandant of *fobago. Lord St. %rummy arrived yellerdav at him honfe at the Admiralty, from his feat at ilrentwood, in haes. His Grace the Duke of None°Ls arrived a few slays ago at Greyitoke Ca Ue, from Loodoo. Among the Intel arrivals at Bath, are the &slot MILLIIISIVIT. BMA Worn. Lady hisavowa. Lady Loam ' Lady Barsos. Sir WILI4A. and LadyW AT. %he aad General Srvilhays DEFENCE OF THE COUNTRT. Lieutenant Gener►l the Earl of CHATHAM, on the Staff of the Southern Dillri&, is invelied with the command of the forces in Kent. Lieutenant General FRANCIS DUNDAS being ap pointed to the Staff in the Southein Diliriet, is order• ed to refide at Canterbury, and to take upon himfelf the fuperintendauce and direaion of the troops in Kent. A furvey has been made, and the poin's marked out on feveral of the rivers in the vicinity of London, for ere4ting dams acrofs the fame, in order to inun• date the low lands, in cafe of the approach of an in vading enemy. To do this with effea, the dams or dikes mull be earl ied to a great length on both fides of the valley to be laid under water, and that mills, honfes, and property of every kind may not be to tally deftroyed, there dams mull be multiplied ac cording to the falls of the dream, that the inundation inay not gn beyond a convenient depth. This is the tall defperate fpecies of fortification, and in a country fo rich, fo clothed as ours, can only he rtforted to in the tall extremity. The expence will be enormous us the confumption of timber, &c. hut that is the leaft confederation with the advifers of the fyftem. Yeflerday, at fix o'clock, a multer of the Loyal North Britons took place in the back ground, near St. Luke's Hofpital. The ground was covered with fpeaators, who feemed highly delighted with the tteadinefs and martial appearance of the Corps. It is faid that Government look; to this body with con . - fiderable expedation. • . . . .1 - . . On Saturday laft,the Royal licuqoptifan iArtilleer commanded bMajor &owe ? after parading .in fail uniform on the aßle Hill at Esitahmalla, marched with eight' guns, to orntsfield Linke. Homing peeformed a variety of mapaturres.An a , vary earrea. manne r ? the corps fireei a royal Wets of al WWI, .TO2Tthed back to the qatile . Hill. and were there traftuited.— We have Wilma, if am. teen more {Ott .l (PICA. His Excellency Generir Wm, the . . rd Puna, and feveral other perfuns of dilismition,were, on the pound. . Yetierday morning at Coven o'clock the Earl of HARRINGTON waited on the Lola MAYOR, at the Manfion Houle, by appointment, for the ptsrpofe of infpeaing the leveret volunteer corps of the City at drill. Their Lnrd(hips proceeded lira to the dtill of the Loan MATOR'S regiment, the 4th, Farringdon Without Volunteers, at Lamb field, near Illington. They nett vilited the 6th (Bithopfgate). command. ed by Colonel Wiesen. the toth (Aldgate, Corn hill, and. faangbourn Ward), commanded.by Alder , man Comae. Thee regiments paraded in Moor. fields, and though only ia their drill dram, made; very refpethable appearance. Their.Lorditsi s were • highly fatisfied with the hare- of fat.wllntMßfs sin dill ciplide in which they founded' the maps v.they, not i hottest the Gcoderpco toneefe in. MO dre , &triune Reertians trOintrfellshK . inthe duties.of folds c% in Order tO•lite.full, peopuipilAp rafiii.*olwe With. Kamer tionisi to therateslss ii.hOikesid glare to fee foot on our linens.... t iii I.::.,; i 3 ~'. . . The : Eu.l4lf kiarietworess Catisfied with the refult of bis i Tt i r . lit hillud, he have the higheß pleafore in malting thninot lamer ishe report to his Mayeare. He inforillitd./ba diSIMMII ,Gres, that they Abonld have timely. derVitiettif timeem. *each of the intended revise. i UM • mil as Loan MAYOR received the ufunkahilillery OM This vifit has given the gremet.glifiafaimh 111 City, as previous to it appeebehliene were ed that a redudlion would be madie.in the. *I feveral Corps. and 'bet massy *meld he + of the opportonity of difplaying their seal h e'llalb ri4 l . i vice of their King and Country. and preparingebraiL, felves to engage the enemy with-ail t , I complete fi+lsliers. The Volunteer feyvice thef t City is certainly entitled. on the Rrongelf ground. to be excepted from redaainn, as it cam fpring from • nose bat the bell and molt honourable prineiples.; the motive of exemption having no operation there. The Bt. James's Volenteers had a it rand field day' yeherday. in Pfyde Pink, erhiehlteited* more than. common Wank aa 4 was generally underflooik tint' Lord Aeneas' would be then enabled to Rate to. them the determination elf Government. whethershe! Cervices of the whole, or only a llart•of the Corps.; would be accepted.. At half.pattisree;eirclock,abght 700 of the Gent/men having muttered in the Dells. of Portland's Yard, in Piceaditly. thiy marched its; regular order en the Park, aceompaaied . by their Commander, Lord - An le re PT. Having afT4Tid',lll' the I)wa, they formed the tine. *nil made a very tot diet-like appearance ;the pound wasasusuch crowd ed at if a fpleadid review had bees expeaed. Tbc fpeEta ors were. b7wever, by no means difappointed. for th y bad an opportu'nity of siipleffing fuck Limit able difeipline. as is felsiont,.(o'rpatfed by a regular, regiment. Whilli performing their. °vandals. hi* Royal Highnefs the Peinevef Waist rods octofrelle Park, and took particular make of the Corps. N* was prefent at their firing, and* doubt agreed with all prefent. that aothing could exceed its regularity. At (even ffehtek they marched ont of Grofvenor- Cate, purfoed their way through Grofvenoaquare. to St. James's Parade, where they Ideally depofit their arms, when all bangers were deemed to with draw. Lord Annum then addreffing the Corps, laid, it gave him particular plea(ure to inform the Gentlemen prefent, that be had received allierances from Government of a moll fatisfaaory nature. and left no doubt, in his mind, that their willies. in every refpedt, would be gratified. The matter. his Lord (hip obferved, was now under the confideration of Government. and would very Coon be finally fettled. As a Rep towards forwarding the bylines,. it was ne cellary that the Mover and Seconder of the Refolu tions which were paired on Monday left. (hoold wait upon the Committee next day, to confider of the mea lures neceffery to be adopted. His Lordthip nest adverted to the foldier.like manner in which they bad acquitted themfelvet in the held that day I—be was proud to fay that his MaJeity had not a better difei phaed regiment in his fereice. •• Were all our Bre thren is arms. (laid his Lordlhip) as perfea as the St. James's Voltmeters, the with semen my heart would se. that lb. Corar,Coosui, and his Legions mould come here tomorrow." His Limit:kip con cluded a very energetic Creech with obferviag. Mat the Corm was to he reviewed by the Earl of Haa- RlNovos oa Tburfslay next, in Hyde Park. and that it was requifite they mould mullet at the anal place nearly as fives o'clock is dasmossiag. FIRE NEAR DEVONSHIRE NOUS:. Yellerday evening, about nine o'clock, a fire brbke oto in the houfe of Mrs. Meanockt, Fancy-drefs Maker, No. 3, Berkeley-Ilreet, near the corner of the Clonedler Colreehoure, Piccadilly, and oppofite the rift wing of the Duke of Dttoasuote's town houfe. The family, in whore houfe the fire began, unconrcions of any misfortune, were at fupper in ihe parlour, when the flames were feen milking nut of the two-pair front bed-roam, where the fire is furpofed to have originated, by a candle coming in contad' with the bed curtains. It is =poi:ll6le to deferkbe the confternatina and diftoay that prevailed among the neighbours: the hassle to the left of that where' the fire began is'the Medical Office belnegin; to the Sur. gentageneral ; the one to the right kr a genteel hniginghoufe, principally frequented by Oxonians ; the GlO4cefler Coffee-hnufe is at the corner; and there is a Inng range of (tabling in the rear of thele called the Three Kings Livery Stables; all of which, at one time, were in the greattft danger. Luckily, however, there was an excellent •*fire•engine, and plenty of water in the court-yard of Devonfitire bode; by a well-direeted appliCation of which, play ed over Devonfltire wall, the flames were prevented (Earn fpreadiag tillsather engines arrived, knd com pletely arrefted tbeir:'progrtfs, and ultimately Mis deed them. lefs thaw a qttateer of an hone after the alarm owls givcri, the ellthel were fo rapid kad deltruSive, that the houfe was heyrand a potlihility of being fir ed. The Royal Weawlinilee Volunteers; under the Goan mead :of Captain Gem ct, and the St. James's Vo. lunteers, under the command of Major Doylies, ar• &Wilt a . , - few minutes after - the commencement of the be, and csitipletely lined the Rreets, not permit. Ong any of the nume:ons fpettators to interrupt the firemen. A detachment of the Guards relieved the Volunteers, and continued around the ruins till this forenoon. The houfe is now :a mere (hell. The.tlabling in She Throe King•s Livery Stables was at one 'nye abfolutely no tire ; bat the engines being.by this time arrived, and 'there being an abun dant fepply of ~dr, tate &huge done was by no means enetiderable.• ' The Palace, simians for tht fafety of the Devon• fhire Family and their lwnife, battened to the fpot, and (laid there* confiderable time. Theenurt-yard vine of great fervice to the frighsenedneighhoun, orlukfcaand in it a fate /Ups for their vipers end pro• pdrtyvwtsich were carried thither in great tit:entities. -On the agth alt. the Duke of Rofe.artt► *Ambled eOOO of his tenantry wound him at Belvoir ; all of whom enrolled themfelves for military fervice. flis Royal Hip:sets the Duke of Somas is ex npd rit e l d tt'neictl .6 7- The'ea—ofe. Liffingttitich so on e r are tlii not i t t tn ii il t i w a d fo er nn ft ed, has no conneaion trhatever with the appreheifion of a French ai'my invading Portul.2l. ... - _ . Ptince Wittimi t OrP).,tol ; yfit is at prektt at tnTiiN iTiit0i5 . 414 . 4494,. !pool: the bells of. ee thyrn were f l %Aiiiti o ng lid titely on his arrival Wit'. lbsTrn„ and the concourfe ttf people in the (beet krhe; he resides is very great. ' Whila the bit'id!, .Yoaa was reviewinr the troops andtersaryeri it being very wet, a lad of fere4 • ./tevel. • fs an umbrella, which he re fp,l44feriltipie si that folshers ought toltand all maaktims. liis Royal. Hishoefs, however, ewe; 11- so2#lyesnade the boy a prelent of a guinea.: 1 r- Mite.Linckinghamfhire Militia ate encamped It limivieh, Two hundred bricklayers end others are **pawed in building barracks to contain a forte of :ems ~ ~ . . 4114 •Voionteer 'Allhciationr of St. Luke's and .iihmotlltch have cf•lbanded thankless. .' On Wedilefifiy lan the Royal Y.ork Njary-la•Bonne Corps tact, srecorcUng to appoint ment, afthree o'cloc k. Cod took the oath of all Vance to his MAI a I TT. Their lonel, LOrd 'Vikottnt• Doecassron, was on the ground. Nearly half the Corps were in their uniform. 44 4 01$ number of 'isrtilltry (addles and harnefs n'e, yeaerday fent down the River to the Royal _Wriest at Woolwich, which revived the idea with cia hot sowiAtos, than before, that an attack is ccr• vole made %OM' Come of the enemy's pons. 1 14iahWilli'PaPee foe, " It is, we underflaMl, 011,Convert the palaces of Lintlitligow , Crsigasillar Cagle and Qseenibury mire. 4..captotgate, Into receracles fur prifoners of war. OTo what bale ufes may we not return l'— It is grating to the feelings of a Scotehman to fee the ancient Abodes of his monarchs converted into a • den of thieves.' Lialitbgow was the birth place of Maar, and Craigmillar her favourite relidencc." • Four . hundred men of the Army of Referee have retied into Plymouth to be attached to the 9th and oath Reemeats of Foot ; they are inoßly five feet 'awn or three inches high, but Reong healthy lads.— larders have arrived there for the 9th Regiment of Foot, in Dock Barracks. to get ready for foreign fer ries; they are in the highell poflible Rate of difcipline s mid cart bring into the field 1200 rank and file ; not a tingle awkward man amonga. the whole number ; too of the Royal Army of Referee. attached to the sittli Regiment of Foot, in Mill Barracks. have en tered into that regiment as Volunteer ; they are already fo much pleated with a foldier's life. A ladies' fubfcription has been opened in Cbefbire adder the patronage of Lady Waasu iron and Mrs. Ca sws. for the relief of the Wives and Children of the Chentiremen who may be killed or wounded in the ferrite if their country during the wit. A gui nea is tilted as the limit of each Lady's fubfcrietion. The late Earl of Oa ror D had four Bags triuned to run in a phaeton. and atihialle drove them for loins time. with perfett feccefs. His Lordlhip was once onluckily hunted in this vehicle by a pack of bounds, and troald have ken all his cattle torn to pieces in their haloes. if they had not taken refuge AU a barn at Newmarket. ' Scare CiaablraopTho,Town Comma of !din• burgh have agreed. to grant the Minißers of that City an of 601. per annum to their !Upends. to commence from Laminas altos. Their .wheit en amel Ripend 111 new 1603 0 So late 11l 178 a when Dees. Sfs.ate'. EA. was Ptovoil. Ae flips id was only 1391. toe. • There are-ferentatn ups. die dahlia mow of the City of h. Ms amount of Asir Ririe, formerly was 904 It will now amount tolkissol. . . . C012 . 1C-31412KET. MARK-LANE, SEPT. 9. Our Markit fence tail Monday, has very little ad, dition of any Corti whatever.—The file of Whea: continue% dttl, and near is. cheaper.—Grey Peas and Beans fell. very readily, andare atrifledearer—boiling Peas have no alteration—good Oats feeh high prices —the requeft for Barley or Malt fill corrinues flow —Rape feed is t to al. per laft lower—Carraway Seed i s fcaree, and rather advanced—The pri, e of Coriander is expeCted to be kw ; at prefent we can quote none to.Wrelieci upon—Flour has no • I nation—the flock is fmall. F. Wheat, rd.. sqs. per qr. H. Peet, 40e. 411. Flue ditto, ep. Boikn, sot. Fine Dantlicdi:tm, 54E591. Carr.nnySeed su. sSo. per cam Rye, 3u. 345. New 42& Coriaoder,ou. co. Barley. 221. 245. C&112/7. 721. , 765. Superfine dittn, Ise. WMte ?dullard Seed, up. tfe. . . .. . Visit, 5 P 1 0 565. ,01111 dkre, 1 11. 156. . • Oats, Via 255. 25.. Rape feed, AL ;pi - peeisft. Hosts Beam 15s : jss. Rime Tares, Hs, pa, Tit-it Ha Am, 34 , 4 4 '. . .. • _ ' Flour, per rata, stts. fit, Adheres Fleur, 371. par loprel see, tcTekte tit lAN /1014 Villtiool. 11111 T. 8. Wheat, perato:tri, from t3l. os. to 161. ow. Barley, per Q2arter; from IL Sr. to tl. 81. Oat%, per uartef, (tom 11. 4.t. to :I. tos. . • Iliiitt4, per carter, from tl t6s. to al, os. Peale e per quarter,' from A. Cs. to at. 11. • ." SPORTIA'GNTALLIGENCZ. l . . The returns of the belt Gentlemen aIIOIS 011 le tQ of September, will be found pretty ne4rly folliow _ _ Hr. Co., bagged, horn his own gun, a brawl ehentekicee, et He&been. ' % r.'l'. SnOtis+•w. killed, at Loral Cholnloadelers,aFlloaeltaa. one brace' mud a half; birds not plentiful. General lEt *war, at Oodwbotl, brought hotne lord P ACTr killed only elgitt and a balf break theetkangeer CoMtelter ; bias very thin. LOrtijoll4 Townes& no billed is bract round Mn Aware it DaUs, it. Mallard Ogre. . The C..drtee wtrervery Incerfeful in the imam of Calhioiltirry, so were two unknown double-barrel !hots an Lard Pastionsbee„ at Wilton. Marcass.—At Doncaßer„ tBo3, on their. day Mr. Sitwell's 'tpylin, 911 againa Mr: bfellifh's Little Joey. 711. 716. fall mile, toogs. To be the Ara race.—At Kingfcote, 1803. on the lift day ; Mr: Douglas's ch. g. Apollo, ti R. 41b, againaColoael Kingfcote's ch. h. Tango, loft. rib. two miles, zigs each. h ft. Mr. Wardell's Harefoot, Ba. 71b. againa Me.• Ed. ward's Bob Handy, 711 actors the Flat, cogs. at the Fire Odober Meeting at Newmarket on the lait day; il.Cp,.at the Second Oaober Meeting at Newmarket, ,fir 4 . 4 2r ot th's Briginon. 811 71b. agatna Mrtiterdall's 7(1. 71b. D. I. wogs. Jleitikb4 RACKS, WEDNILSDAY. dk , „ . The 1,4d4, Pl.te of 501. • gAbbey." m. Mown,. 4 Tn ad. SR- Oh leitiogisotc s c. c. by Youog Woodpecker . Sweeptlakes of asgs. each. 'lard Starrett% 1. by Buzzard . ' Mr. Doraad's eh. c. by Guildford • Lord Ikswor C. by 'imminent Mr. Ladbrokes ch. c. by Vuluotetr • Mr. Charles Culling Smith's cb. C. Lord' Kgroissoses b. f. fitter to . 1 • WARWICK. 'rU NM 6. •& • ' His MORRO Plots of 100111 war stag lbs. Mimes bg NU Ladaroks's NW, bating Mr. Swisk e e Lamb 6•00110.404 Jeftt but. • Same day. the Nobkmen and Geselswealt Masada - rm. of w. s won by Mr. Toms's Marbling, hWessg . Ate. Mos; sad Sir S. Glyou's ch. e. Orate AWN& . X. X .0 . k By letters received yeßerday from Aotiipto 1. tho packs , it appears that the yellow fever rages these with great fury : an inftance has occurred nftlatisein one family all the whites died of it in the oonylkeinn ' hours. . ~1: A merchant at Rotterdam, in a letter diterVilin aBth ult. thus expreffes binifelf to his Ceerefpoodlott at London : • ,• " It is perfealy needles to fend you the new& papers yoss defire, as our prefs is fo cow . pletely fa. tend, that you might as well ezpeft tete from an Algerine Gazette. The expreGonV li irris rate opinion is fcarcely more at liberty. We roan under the moil fever' tyranny that ever 'gibed an enlightened and commercial people. We are even worfe off than ,Frenchmen, as we endure their oppref- GOO% and our own too. The Northern Patton; 41 not help us. They fecretly rejoice in oar downfil I doubt even if they will exert thensfelves, at leak with any degree of Ilrenuouftleft, in favour of Hem. burgh. Pruilia has art obvious interett in winking at the blockade. 1 have now by me ((Twat letters from Embden reprefenting the ftoorifhing Rate of that port, and inviting our hoof. en fettle a sort pondence there on the prefumption that its pewaliwr advantages will be permanent. The Maus neie Pruffia has received a check, but I au sulk told, that it will find its way to &shim 'Drititsia, is alio much benefited by the blockade tithe Elbe, se the Baltic trade is jnereared in thhirpoint of vie* Ruifia herfelf is interefted in co the blockade. Denmark and Sweden mull follow tiewill of their Figantie neighbour, but I am doubtful whether their inclination be not in reality in favour of the reit:tic- t dons on the commerce of the Elbe. This is not the time for the interell of minor Rates. A new fyllena 1 of policy is adopted, and thole who argue on old, principles, (I prefome not to fay right.oe wrong) will always find themielves inittaken. “ Our trade is alasoll literlly defiroyed. and it is pretty nearly the fame at Amfterdam. liosbiog fagots to thrive but taxes and conttibotions. Theta are now impofed almoft beyond the phySeal pollbility of endurance, and if not immediately paid, a file or two of mulleteers are fent to the bottle to live at free colt. —Admiral De Wraraa's Beet is eerainly gone to the Cape of Good Hope. I de ant lad that the Ad kniral lets into any credit with our Goveramat. Tens its paid. and reiterations go on, but all if a dull. heavy way. I timid deceive you if I au/mist ed td aktrtain the number of French treops sow in Holland. Among the General 011icers•who attire can know any thing on this (tibia% ;teat referee i. thewn. There has 'mirky beens air in North Hol land. and along the coal. as if they rather eapc&td a silk from you. The Englith cruisers ate fo dive and indefatigable. that I think on mull have timely notice when our preparations are verpierwsislelsha may be fingular. but I think Ireland has mach more to apprehend than either England or Scotland." Mlri