Star. — London, England, 1803-10-29 00:00:00

I TO DR BOLD BY AUCTION, At PORTSMOUTH On Titlifilay next, Novembcr 3, atywcive o'Clods, at the Star and Garter TOn the Point. TIIE Privateer Cutter, called I'OISEAU, re-built, formerly the FLYING Flin, of about yo Tons meafuremcnt, pierced for ;6 guns, and at prefect mounting ts guns and car. ronades ; i. remarkably well found in all kinds of Stores, and can be go ready fur fea In four or five days ; the fails very fait, and when taken by his Majefty's Ship ARGO.BLNJAMIN HALLOWELL. Ell. Commander, had been only out nine days from itachefort. The Vella is regularly condemned in the High Court of Admi ralty.—lnventorms, &c. to be had of Samuel Scarktt. LONDON. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 29. ppteP Oa STOCKS THIS DAY ATONE O'CLOCK. 3 per Cent. Coeds, for molu.y, 534. Jut°, for January. 5341. Reduced 524 —Lang Ann. rs 9.164 4 per Cents. 6844-omniuM 84i dif. Dr all M - 70 in tit 14.-5 per Cent. Gov. Debentures :61. Gude 4E:change—Dublin on London 134. A Morning Paper of this day contains an article from Dover, announcing, that on Tuefday fall the French flotilla had attempted to pulls from Boulogne for the Englifh coati, which brought on a dreadful engagement with our cruizers, that terminated in the enemy being forced to leek proteaion under the French batteries. We can allure the public that the affair alluded to was only what we flitted yefterday —a review of the French troops on thole, accompa nied with Tome nautical movements, to heighten the erect. Our intelligence came from a quarter that could not be mifinformed on the fubjea. We can now add, that orders had been fent to fome of our cruizers to tnake careful obfervations off Bou logne, to afcertain the (late of the enemy's prepara tions in that quarter ; and, if poflible, the number of troops affembled in that neighbourhood, and that difpatches were, in confequence, received at the Ad miralty yeflerday, with a detail of the movements which we have already flated to have taken place on Monday and Tuefday lafl. Thefe difpatches, we un derftand, alfo (late, that the number of troops in that quarter has increafed confiderably within thefe few days, and that they are exercifing them continually. It would appear, they are alfo praftifing the men in embarking on board, and landing from their boats, that they may be the better able to carry their threats into execution when they may reach our 'bores. On the occafion of the review on Tuefday, the boats, fifty-three in number, put into the fhore in the greatefi hurry and confufion, when they faw only two of our cruizers attempting to get near them ! It is now fome days fince we announced, that or ders had been fent to the Cullom Mode, not to permit any Frig veils to clear out for Spain or Portugal till a Convoy fbould be appointed. By molt of our contempo raries this meafure of precaution was converted into a general ernbargo on ag sr": bound to Spain or Portugal The Spanish Minifter, it would appear, had in con fequence required and obtained an explanation on the fubjed from Minifters ; and the following circu lar letter has fince been fent to all the Vice Confuls of that nation, refident at our ports : 11011 14101211 L DB LAILI&, ISQ,SPANISH CONSUL GI. 11111• L IN 1.0110011, TO IPANII4I VICB CONSUL IN Oilober 22, 1803. To clear up any doubts touching accounts which have been cir culated within there few days, in the public papers of this capital, of ea embargo being laid on Spaniih and Portuguefe Mips, I now Inform you that his Elio:Spicy the Spool& Minifter having paled it Note to the Court of London refrains this particular, his Ex cellency Lord Hawks:limey anfwered him, dated yefterday, that Do fah embargo had been ordered ; and that the order which had been given wan, that no Earlilit ftdp &mid depart without convoy tar the ports of Spain and Pottugal,on account of the many Foglia prism that the Enoch privateers had made on thofe which you will make known publicly, to coatradia the Toy great faJfehoods of the public papers. Intelligeace is faid to have been received by a Gentleman who left Lifbon on the 6th, that at the time of his departure there was not the fmalleft idea of a rupture with this country, or of any new treaty with France. Much fires cannot be laid on nate. :tient' given on fuch vague authority. It is under. flood by many intelligent perfons, that great dread of invafion was prevalent. As early as the 27th of IA month, Lord Rossar Fg TZGEILALD, our Conful I General at Lifbon, had given notice to the merchants to prepare againft fuch an event. It is even added, that the merchants had applied for Tails to remove their effete in cafe of imminent danger. Britifh goods were to be allowed to be removed free of duty. Minifters ought to have good information on this rub. jet. Ycßerday we laid before our Readers a Ihort ac. count of the defeat of the meditated ATTACK UPON ANTIGUA. We this day prefent our Readers wit the fall de tails, which are worthy of their ferious perisfal. So certain were the French of foccefs, that the Com. menders aad Comrniffaries were laically appointed I The few perfons of confideration who were to be raved, in cafe of their fuccefs, were noted down—all the reit were to be configned to indifcriminate plun der and (laughter. The fate of this attack on a petty Mane!, tells in language too plain, for any but defpe rate enthufsafis to mufundernand, what they are to expe& if they approach the (bore, of Great Britain. ST. JOHN% (ANTIOIia) SePT. 6.—On Monday night, between eleven and twelve o'clock, his Majef ty's (hip EMIIIALN Captain Janes O'Beise, being off that part of Cuadaloupe called EngliChman's Head, dekovered thirteen fail of enemy's veffels, confining principally of armed fcbooners, (leering in a direetion towards Englint Harbour, which, as !iron as they perceived the frigate, immediately tacked about and made for the (bore, purfued by five boats well manned and armed from the EMERALD; in this they pretently fucceeded, getting under the guns of their own batteries, by which an inceffant fire was kept up on the frigate's boats, afEiled by, it is fup poled, near boo troops who lined the fhore. Their exertions, however, could not prevent the capture of three of the fchooners, in which our gallant tars arrived fafe in Engli(h Harbour on Tuefday morn. ing. One of the fchooners mounted 6 carriage guns, the other two were unarmed. The boats of the EMERALD were nearly defiroyed, the barge receiving a fhot between wind and water, and the gig being cut almoft in two. We are fotry to add, that the launch with twenty men and two officers is miffing. The EMERALD loft two men killed, andhad four wounded, amongft whom is Mr. CHAMPION, Miclihipman ; thirtythreeprifoners were taken in thethree fehooners, one of whom is a Republican lieutenant. It has been Paid, but we hope it Is not true, that Tome of the Emigrants, who had long refided in this Colony, formed a part of the expedition, the objeet of which was undoubtedly the deftruetion of the dock-yard at Englifh Harbour. To appreciate the fervice rendered upon the prefent occafton by the officers and crew of his Majefly's fhip Est Esau), not only to this colony, but to the iflands in general, we mull reffeet upon the confequences that would have followed, had the enemy fucceeded in their undertaking. The Council and Afembly met on the i gth inftant. A private Letter from Antigua, dated Sept. 14, adds the following particulars. In my laR I hinted to you the fortunate efcape which we had in not be. ing attacked by the French. It has fince appeared that our danger was much greater than we could have imagined. There were 1200 troops (all picked men) ready to embark, and fo confident were they of fuccefs, that Commandants, Commifaries, Ste. were appointed to take the direction of affairs in our ifland, and Tome few individuals amongft us were noted down as objects of their mercy and proteEtion in the moment of vielory In fall, had their arma ment not been intercepted, the ifland mull have been loft. We have here, at prefent, but two white com panies ; as to the blacks, I fear they are not to be depended upon. This affair has in confequence created a great baffle amongft the militia, who now meet four times a month, and nothing but military preparation is going forward from one end of the ifland to the other. An exprefs has been tent off to the Commander in Chief, at Barbadoes, and fhould the Republicans intend us another vifit, I troll that we (hall be better prepared for their reception.". The report of a French force being a the tenth of Ireland, which had reached Dublin and excited fo much alarm as to render it necelFary for Govern. ment to publifh an Official contradiEtion of it, fpread alfo to Cork and Limerick, where the Yeomanry ex hibited the fame zeal and adivity as was manifefted in Dublin. His Royal Highnefs the Duke of &TSUI, when the convoy which lately arrived failed from Portugal, was about to embark on board a frigate for England. The Elation of a Common Serjeant came on on Thurfday at Guildhall. The numbers were— For Newman Rnowlya, Erg. - - -- Randle Ischia), Eft - MaJori tT —ll9 - On Thurfday, in confequence of a circular letter from the War Office, all the French, who are prifo. ners of war in Great Britain, were marched from the maritime dillriels, under proper cleans. into the interior of the kingdom. The number of prifoners amounts already to t 20:00 feamen. The 4.6 th and 16th Regiments now at Cork end Kinfale, have received orders to hold themfelves readinefs to embark for the WeR Indies. Lord C 's Regiment, ordered let week to march for Hull, bas received a held route : the Fitt Divilion left Worceller on Wednefday morning, for Liverpool, there to embark, on the IR of November, for Ireland. The Second Divifion takes the fame route on Friday. The St. Clement Danes Volnnteers have received perrniaion from his Highnefs Prince WILLIAM of , G Lou c rrs It, to take the appellation of 44 his High. nets Prince William Frederick's Volunteers ;" which they have accordingly affumed. Mr. Riciisao STIPMIIIII, a refpalable and long eflablifbed Pilot, is appointed Harbour Man for the Port of Portfmouth. Thurfday a Court Martial was held on board the GLADIATOR, at Portfmouth, to try Mr. John Trotter, Mager of his Majefly's (hip MILPONINI, op charges of difobedience of orders, in not lending his fpy glat to the Captain, in order to look at a (hip, fuppo&d to be an enemy. his (the prifoner's) glafs being thought the heft for that purpofe. The charges not being proved, he was acqu itted. _ Laft Monday a Court Martial was held On board the Sall Jour, in Hamoaze, when a feaman belong. ing to the Patrice was tried for drinking the health of, and lute& to, Bonaparte, and other ezprelfions of an inflammatory nature. The evidence and de fence being heard, he was fentenced to two years int prifonment in the MArthalfea prifon. A few evenings finer, as Mr. WHIT., lately ap pointed Surgeon of Chatham Dock-yard, was re turning from Brompton about half paft nine o'clock, be was flopped at a (bort dißance from the Dock gates, by four foldiers, who robbed him of 371. in notes and calls. It is with regret we learn, that this evening will be the last of the Miles ADAMS appearing at the Royal Circus for thii feafun t after which they will fet out for the Theatre Royal Dublin. where we find they Are engaged forth* winter, and where no doubt their elegant appearance and interefling performances will as ufual enfure them the patronage of all ranks (or in Ilion go where they will, they are the faromites of the Public. NAUTICAL INTELLIGENCE. MAILS THIS D. oAY.—Wind N. E. i Hamburgh o 4 • 1 Gottenburgh 0 0 AEI. DUE. Dublin I Waterford I All. DOC PENZANCE, OCT. s6.—Came in this morning to wait a fair wind, the brig Mary, of and bound to Poole, ROBERT HOMER mailer. She is now from Forto Labradore, with fith, oil, &e. the left the Princefs Rnyal, Nelfon, and two other veltels, names unknown, belonging to Jerfey, and the Flora, of Poole, RICHARD CARPENTER, all nearly ready forks. Fatmotyrit, Ocr. 26.—Arrived this day, the Re. gulus privateer, of London, of 20 guns, Captain Wntra, from a cruize off the Weftern Hands, with out having made any captures ; fhe fell in with 1. veral large Spann (hips from South America, fome of which were richly laden with fpecie ; alfo arrived his Majefty's brig SEAFLOWER, of t 6 guns, Captain W. F. OwEN, from the Downs, having under her convoy, the brigs Furly, Rowe ; Alert, SALTER ; and Lifbon P. ok.tt, Jaunts, from London, with bale goods, groceries, &c. Surprife, PERSEN r, from Cork, with provifions for London; the Betfy, COLLINS, from Pool; and the Jane, &Lynes, from Plymouth. —Sailed this evening the above Hoop of war Sea- FLOWIE, for Mount's Bay, to take the trade bound eaftward under her convoy ; alfo failed the Fanny,, Itzettaans, with (alt, for Cork.—Wind Eaft. PLYMOUTH, OCT. 27.—Came in the Jenny of London, Captain W. J. SCOTT. from Malaga and Gibraltar, laden with fruit for London, put in by contrary wind, and to wait convoy ; the Pl.aNTact• NET, of 74 guns, Captain }Unrolls), from the Chan nel Fleet ; the Coroborata, of and from Dram, Cap tain Aronson, with timber and deal, for this port ; the Anna Elizabeth, of and from Dantzkk, Captain Ewatn, laden with naval ftores for the Dock Yard ; and a (snuggling boat from Guernfey, laden with 190 calks of fpirits, captured by the HIND Revenue Cutter's boat.—Came in alto reverel tranfports from Portfmouth, for the purpofe of taking the 28th Re giment of Foot to Ireland. Sailed the Lassie-rice. ate frigate on a cruize of obfervation ; and the Aft- DINT, of 64 guns, Captain Willman', to join the Channel Fleet. Came in and went up Hamoaze, l'lllifittauss, of 44 guns, having fprung her main mall in elate of a large French frigate in the Bay of Bifcay a few days fince, and was obliged to fill► it, and bore away for this port; l'lsmalsoss vas well up with the French frigate, and would have loon brought her to action, and no doubt into Plymouth, had not this untoward accident happened. Five thoufand bags of bifcuit are contraaed for here for the ufe of the fleet at this port by the Vidtualling Office. This day letters were received from the in (bore fquadron off Breft,datecl the aad ink. which Rate in pofitive terms the orders of the Commander in Chief to keep a good look out, as there is no doubt of a French fquadron of (even fail of the line, befides frigates and tranfports, full of troops, being already in the outer road for a ftart the firft opportunity. PORTSMOUTH,OCT. 28.—Arrived the Experiment. —, from the Downs, for Botany Bay. Sailed the Mai.romsma frigate, on a cruise. OUTMAN, OCT. 28.—Sailed the LEOPARD, Capt. Mows, for Long Reach. Arrived the Copernicus, from Dantzic, with limes, for this Dock Yard. On Tnefday the divifion of gun boats, fitted out at this port, officered from the Mips in ordinary, and manned by riggers and extra•men, rowed in line to Long Reach, firing with powder only as they ad- vanced : when arrived at their place of deftination, a boat was moored at Come diftance, which was fired in feveral times by the whole line, without a fltot ftriking her. DIAL, OCT. 28 , -.-SAiled theANAIANTHI frigate, LAIR Hoop of war, and JACIALL gun vac!, on a cruise. Arrived two Dutch doggers, laden with timber, fent in by the ImatorrAtars frigate. Wind E. N. E. YARMOUTH, OCT • aB.--.Yefterday failed the CON STANT gun brig, with a convoy to the fouthward.— Arrived the,Ca ascs sr frigate, and a lugger privateer with a prize ; alfo the BOLD gun brig, from a cruize. This day failed on a cruize, the CRISCINT frigate, and GaLoo armed fhip. Arrived the Canso& gun brig, and remain with the Roar, OILTAHEID, BOLD gun brig, and RavuLsa revenue cutter. The Yare, of this port, G. Hauls, is arrived from Oporto, with wines. Paffed through five fail of Weft Indiamen, for Scotland. FROM LLOYD'S LIST. Doom CUD. Ovr.a.—Sailed die load Doom, Dasge/o, for Lloseriek ; and Tyger. Bartlett, for %Rem Aaarran—At Roehefter, the Berry cabs from Oporto.— At Liverpool. Fortitude, Ml..cod, from Maffiehufets; and the Pitt, Arm from Oturbet..—At &MR, Dart, Smith, from VI. tion...At Dublin, Ruby, Grantham, from Jamaica ; Mary, Wade ; and Draper, Maddox, from Oporto—At 3uklmore, Sifters. Kalgin, from Livapool.--At Dominka, Matilda, Jude, from Lemke. A letter from an °facer of the 68th Regiment, at St. Lucia, mentions, that three valuable prises bad put in there, not know ing the feud to be in our poßeMon; one of thefe, a Dip of 400 tons burtben. with eto Caves on board, from Africa. The Beaky. Le Qudne, hem Quebec to Trinidad, is Jolt at North Cape Bland. of Cape Breton. TM Huard. Wood, from Chadian to Liverpool, is put into Stoontnetuts. Iu America. leaky. theThelaware Mukin e. gcom. from New Orleans to Liverpool, is put into D The Nimble cotter, from St. Kitt's to Grenada, is captured and carried Into timadaloupe The lipse frigate. from Carle and Mnieirs. bound to the Weer ham. Is arrived at St. Vincent's, with the flrrri aS well. His blajelky's Rip Centaur has captured, and (CM into St. luck, the Dutch 6ip Oly Boom, from Markilies bound en Martirique. The Vuillard, Plea, from Liverpool to Barb • d oes , was ( yo k e with ea the glib of *utak having had a revere engagement with a French privateer, which Ow beat off, though De WAS much infe rior In force The Nereus. Brown, has captured, in the Weft ladies. a French privateer, of • gars, sad 45 men. and inn ha intobt. Vintenni DUBLIN, OCT4)BER 2S:'• We have the pleafure to learn that Leven' gun boats are now fitting out in our harbour: we hear that they are to be manned by Captain Durres Corps (if Sea Fencibles. _ _ J 1 /was on Friday tall ertrutedat Downpatrick. Drill, and Corry, his two fubordinate Officers, were on Friday found guilty, and A•ntenced to be execut ed. Maguire, one of the party, pleaded guilty, and bas been ordered for traufports.tion. . _ QFICILY MID STATFORDo Taft —N Saturday la chae Qz2igly and Nich. Stafford, lately taken in the County of Galway, were brought before Lord NOR BURY, Chief Jullice of the Comtnon Pleas, and Baron DeLy at Lord Noaavar's hoe& in DenmarlMtreet. North , in cuftocly of Mr. Dux N, keeper of l* Ma jetty's gaol at Kilmainham, attended by a body of horfe. The prifoners were feparately told by the Clerk of the Crown, that bills of indiatueut had been found againft them by a Grand Jury, of the County of the City of Dublin, for High Treaffon in compafling the death of our Sovereign Lord the King, and then co. pies of the inditiments were delivered to each of them. They were then informed that they were entitled to affign two Counfel each, to advtfe them in the plea they (bould put in, and 3 ffift them in their de fence upon trial—and alto an Attorney to conduft their defence. They named for their Connfel °Roans Nitwit ay and LEONARD Millact.y, qrs.—For their Attor ney, LIONARD hfblai,,t.y, junior. Lord NORSURY sold them thnt an order was mad* for admitting their qounfel and Agent to fee them at all reafonable times. and cleared they might be in. dolged with every accommodation and comfort thin' fituation would admit of. Sigiord bid he had nothing to complain of, that the Gaoler behaved to them with humanity and at tention, and thanked the Judges in a very refpotbdola and polite manner. Yefterday Lord CATHCART infpefted use S. Brigade of Yeomanry in St. Stephen' s green, and the zealous attention which they have paid to the unre mitted inflretions of General Dumas, was rewarded by his molt unqualified approbation. His Lordfitits paned the brigade in line, examining them minutely, and returned the falute with the politeft manners e a fbldier and a gentleman. General Duane then put the corps through the mon difficult evolutions of a light brigade, at the conclulion of which, they again formed into line. And all the commandeers of the corps having, agreeably to orders, colleted in attendance on their new Commander in Chief, his Lordfhip addrefied them in a (rub, which, while it did ju ft ice to th e merits of their corps, cannot but prove a Throng incentive to their forw Cher exertions. He Paid, that although prepared. by public report, and the reprefentatien of the Ira") Government, to expert a high degree of perfec- Lion in the yeomanry of the city of Dublin, yet did they far exceed any idea he could polEbly have formed of them. He had feen etnal fence he bad beheld the fie ft troops of every defcription, and from what he then witnelfed, and, generally, from what he had fen of the yeomanry fince he came to Dublin, be did not hefitate to fay, do old fed el • entey than ears air ding in fear frogs any forcer eidich de any again, - this cowry. If the eireamaaaees Zeit danger were greater than at mg a fortnerpiriod of cate hiaory, it was alfo a proudodfuraace feenrity and triumph, that the loyalty of every part of tbe empire was never fb glovionfly difplayed and the geoesone enthufiafm which attained the country, Nora ma an 4 of it to the other, to the defence of its Connitntion, its Laws, and its Religion ; of every thing dear sad valuable to a free people, could not but be ultimately crowned with the happieft foes* After many other very handfome and deferred compliments to our gat lant fellow citizens in armt, his .Utrdillip (aid, that he was about to take an excurfton, officially, iato the country, and on his return, hoped to hate the honour of meeting the yeomanry of the capital in number. His Lordlhip was accompaniedlq FLOYD, fecond in command. This firit introdudion of Lord CATHCART and the Iri(h armed yeomanry to each other. cannot hut intuit the moil pkafing and important actin Yeßerday morning a duel was fought at Unarm. between C. Wlwanton, Eh. 'and M. Patna. Eq. At the firß fire Mr. P. w as woun d e d i n the pißolf arm—but infißed on having a fecond (hot, when bq received a flight wound in the bred!: the foam's now interfered, and the affair was fettled. Yellerday morning a duel was fought near Hemp.- Read Heath, between Mr. of Fesscherelx. fired, and Mr. J. C. H---os. of Old Burlington- Rreet, in cenfequenee of a difpnte which took plum at Covent Garden Theatre the preceding evening.— Mr. H. came on the ground unattended, and math an apology to Mr. B. which be refuted to accept, and demanded fatisfadtion ; upon which Mr. H. took hii Ration. One of the Gentlemen totally difintereeed feconded Mr. H. The parties exchanged three ecltS• Mr. B. fired fir!, which Mr. H. returned in the air. At the next fire the bell patted through Mr. H."Vhin. when he ftepped forward and diced Mr. BM be was fatisfied ? The reply was Not upon which Mr. H. fired as at fir!. Mr. B. infißed firing a third time, which Mr. H. returned as before. The Gentlemen prefent waked to reconcile the parties, but Mr. B. re. :mined obftinate to the Id, and no accommodition took place. Dust. Paeverran.—Yefterday, in confequesace of a private' information received by Mr. Bolan, that a duel was candled to take place between Captaio B. of the third Regiment of Foot Guards, and Capt. M. of the Royal Nary, a warrant was id ued by that Magiftrate to well both parties, and loon after Capti B. was brought to the office, and obliged to enter into bail to keep th e peace, lii:nfelf in pool. and two. fureties in :scl. each. Captain M. appeared iaabout an hour afterwards, accompanied by bis brother , Mr. M. the Member of Parliament. and mothe r . friend, and entered into the like fecurity. The quarrel originated from Capt. Ws confidering himfelf intuited by Capt. M. the preceding evening, as they were ring into one of the Theatres ; tbv challenge bad not been fent, though Captain B. ad mitted that it was his intention to call upon Cajtala M. for a proper explanation. Captain M. declared. that he had not the moll dillant idea of any bine proceedings towards Captain B. r 4 e/Di f l 01 irai am' fere Tile tin fps! the eral aca ~e 1 taa it, a et& fp.A, ferib but like the oti cubs I drefes royal if ßolan ba can Ittit berniel follow! Sams , ' —Mau, BIRItT rals Pu French . thc entered tine, fal in 4 a gi rhe the Gra arrival font:rd Barrack INSTY 1 61Ipult