Star. — London, England, 1803-03-21 00:00:00

uncertainty and alarm, without feriouily meaning to ftrike a blow. The vropriate time for this is yet arrived." How far the Dutch Papers may be iu the confidence of the French Government, we do not pretend to know, but whatever may he the plan of the French Government," we have no doubt that His Majelly's hliniflers will purfue thole effe.Elual meafure:, which are the moll likely to defeat the °N-el of any plan formed upon a principle hoilile t this Country, and to make it recoil with tenfold effect upon tbofe by whom it was conceived. Capt. NrAw.; H•S, Of thelrtne rxe frigate, whofe arrival in Town we announced in our Paper on Saturday, brought difpatches from General num nAs, Governor of the Cape of Good Hope. ft appears that, though the veffel which had failed in Oflobe; from England, with inflru&ions for that Settlement to he evacuated, had been dif mailed, and confcquently had not arrived, the Governor, in conformity to the Article of the Treaty of Amien.s,which flipulated, that the Dutch troops fhould be put in poIre(Bon of the Cape, on their arrival for that purpofe, had, on the tit of January, admitted the Paid troops into poffeffion of the out-pofis, and embarked a eonfiderable body of the Britifh troops under order; for !ndia ; providentially, however, the Imoo ENE arrived on the night of the I ft, with counter inflru&ions to the Governor not to evacuate the Capt till further orders from England.—He immediately landed his troops, fent notice to the Dutch Commander of the counter orders that he had received, and tropofed in confequence that the troops of either Power fhould remain at their then polls, without any commencement of hoflilities, till mutual in. firations fhould be received by them from Europe. This propofition was immediately acceded to.— The Englifh troops out-numbered the Dutch by only 300 men, but the Britifh naval force in Table Bay was fortunately much fuperior.—C ape Town was full of vifitants from the Continent, who had come in to fee the fplcadid eerettonial of the Dutch reftoration. Our (hips are the TRTINANDODS, of 74 gnns ; LANCASTAR (flag ihip: of 6 4 t Juriria, of 5o ; DIOMEDE ; of 5o; HINDOSTAN ; Of 50; BRAAVE ; of 43; and two Hoops.—The Dutch force by lea is, Bato, of ya guns ; —, of 68, armed en flute; —, of 54, ditto ; and three (mailer. Several French officers and foldiers were among the Dutch troops. A regiment in Dutch pay, tompofed of foreigners, wanted to enlift in our fervice. The Covernor-General of Batavia wason board the Bato. The IMoosN left St. Helena on the 16th of Ja nuary, at which time the NOaTNAMTTON, from Bengal, BAITANNIA ; GINZNAt STAN/ART ; and AD ssaaat. ATLIN ; from Madras, had arrived there, and were to fail for England on the a 1 ft, under convoy of a frigate. Some troops, which it is Slated had reached St. Helena, on theft return to Europe, have been ordered back to the Cape. The HENRY ADDINGTON, the °came, the CASTLE EDEN, the SUTFOLN,RIId the LORD DUN ceps, from London, are arrived at the Cape of Good Hope. The following is an extra& of a letter from an Officer on board his Majefly's (hip BRAAVII, dated Cape of Good Hope. Jan. 3 : On Sa:urda left the Dutch were to hays had poffelßon of this place. it bring New Tear's Day; and on Sunday f was to have faired for Frigknd with the Jupiter and Tremendous, but the linogene arrive.' a little after noon on Saturday, and has deranged all our arrangements. Her difpatches for keeping p,•Ucffion of tilis plane were landed about a quarter before nee n'aiscle A: five the Dutchstrere to have been put in poffeffine of all thoguards, previous to their Bag being hafted the neat tosrning. Thus the place was only laud by about five hours; :t will be confidered as a very extraordinary event,. as one k..if of our foldirrs were embarked on hoard (hips for she &B indles, and th 7 ether half were ens:A:sped about 8 mike out of town. We bad only about so men in the cattle, as a Matter of fo in, to korp p iffeffion till the Dutch entered. " The Dutch have about 1 boo excellent troops In toles Isere, and they might with the great& cafe have taken the tank, as cie report of the place being to be kept got all over the town !onk before tneafures could have been taken to lease it. by Al to the afternoon we had landed a thoufand troops that were emOssked, and marched t►on into the rattle. The Deitch are to ifounded and difinayed. Are we going to loggerheads al ready again ? or, is this place, according to fame reports, go to be purchafed? We wait for further orders, which I dare fay muit loon tome. We ►ave about 1700 or 1500 troops herr This mot ning we received the following accounts from Gibraltar s GIBRALTAR. FEBRUARY $4. " The two French line of battle !hips that have been fu long behind the Rock with troops on board for St. Domingo, are now paging Europa Point wish an eagerly wind. •"I'he weather has been uncommonly cold thefe ti tee weeks tuft : during feveral following morn ice a quarter of an inch thick was found on thr. Liglier parts of the rock : all the crops in the re•gl.hourhrocl, that two months ago were aile' tut:: ir,c!•es high, are completely defiroyed ; and the Sr.tnith f irtners are now ploughing their laud, t' f,wit ag Adis. " The (..,I,l:acts mountains in fight of this have Leen cus j with fisnw there fit weeks. " No accounts from Egypt or Malta lately...- tie Garrillou arc all healthy AS awl" COR MiIRKET, MAR 71"-LANZ, MARCH 21. There was got a large fupply of Grain to-day, vet the trade has been extremely heavy in general. Wheat has, with fome difficul y, maintained the terms of la!I week.-Barley has fallen from 6d. to is. per quarter.-Oats are a little cheaper. Bears have no •ariation.-Peas, Rye, and Malt, do ❑ot appear any way altered as to price.- A very large arrival of Red Clover Seed from Fiance, has cattied a particular duilnefs, With the probability of a great reduftion in that article 'White Clover much the fame, but Trefoil is almoil a thug, and confiderably lower in price. Engl ills Wheat, per qr. sos. 58s. Fine 635. Superfine 645. 655. Fine Dantzic Wheat, sos. 565. 6, s. Rye, 345. 38s. Barley, 24.5. 265. (Very Fire) 275. 61 Malt, 425. 465. 475. Oats, 15s. 20S. 227. Horfe Beans, New, los. 325. Old 34s 361 Tick Beans, New, 277. 295. 307. Old 325 34. r Hog Peale, 325. 335. 6d. Boilers, 465. sos. Carraway Seed, 365. to 413. per cwt. Coriander, 235. to 30s. per cwt. Ited Clover, 7os. 945. 98s. per cwt. White ditto, 9os. r iss. 1265. per cwt. Trefoil, 36s cos 64s per cwt. Canary, 725. to 74.5. per qr. Rape Seed, 341. to 361. 11,:r Flour, 455. 48s sos. per lack. . _ At Warminiter Market, on Saturday 1. 0 . the prices of Britifh Corn were as follow : Wheat, by the quarter, 21. 18s. to 31. 3s. Barley, ul. 4.5. 6d. to il. ys. 6d. Oats, 19s. to IL is. Beans, al. i6s. to 21. os. On Saturday hit the Princc of WALES gave a grand dinner to a felert patty of the higneft per fins of diftinflion in this country for rank and talents. There were prefent— The Duke of Northlk Lord Granville Levifun Duke of Bedford Lord Statile) , Duke of Deyonfhlre Lord Morpeth Duke of Leinfter Lord Portebeßer Earl of Derby Mr. Fox Earl Moira Mr. Sheridan 1:4r1 of CarHe Mr. Eriklite Earl Ecremont Mr. Henry &Rine . Earl of earnarvon Mr. Tierney Earl of Stair General Fitzpatrick Lord Cawdor Mr. Adair - Lord Robert Spencer Mr. Caleraft, Ste. Re. The dinner was in the garden apartment below Rairs, the grand dining•room and Rate apartments being Phut up. His Royal Highnefs left the table about ten o'clock, and placed the Duke of Not 1-CLK in the chair, who kept up the conviviality of the fcene to a late hour. It is now generally believed that no change in the Admiralty will take place. At leaft it is cer tain that Lord St. Vtacamv remains at the bead of that department. His MayErri's wifhes that Lord Sr. VINCINT fhould continue in office are fupported by the confidence of all the refinelable part of the nation. Lord MEtvitLei intrigue has failed; and it is now Paid that he has gone to vifit Mr. PIT+ at Walmer Cafile. A regulation has taken place in the impreffing of feamen. Orders have been givett that no man irnpreffed (hall pats the regulation, and be put on the (hip's books, unlefs he (hall have been at tea for two years during the late war, or (hall agree to en er as a volunteer. Encampments are to be formed, as foon as the Militia arc organized, in the maritime counties ; Lord Count/alms, it is laid, in the event of a rupture, will command in the Eallern Diitriet.- 134rham Downs is to be the Head Quarters of the Kent Millet. Lords MOIRA, Generals LAKE, MOOR s, Coors, and others, are, by report, no minated to commands. The Duke of MARLBOROUGH. as Lord Lieute nant of Oxford, has iffued orders for atfembling the Militia of that county, on the 3oth init. at the Town Hall. The Rutland Militia were on Saturday embo died at Oa{atm. The Denbigh!lfre are to affemble at Wrexham on the • tth. The Flint hire at Mold, en the 18th ina. Emit Kent this day at Canterbury. Weft Kent ditto at Maid!lone. Suffolk, at Ipfwi h and Bury, the 213th inn. Eaft Not folk, this day, at Yarmouth. Weft Nnrfolk, ditto, 'at Swaff ham, Etc. A meeting is to be held at Leicefler on the 26th init. for filing the number of Militia Men to be railed for the hundreds of that Borough. All per flu under 5 feet 4 inches high, and thofe who hare certificates from furgeons, as unfit for let. vice, are ordered to attend, before their names can be ftruck off the lifts. The Tower Hamlets Militia are ordered to at. fcmble ; the Firft Royal Regiment in London Field, at Hackney, and the Second Royal Regi ment in Bethnal Green, on Friday the 25th intl. precifely at ten o'clock in the forenoon. The Militia for the Eaft Riding of Yorkfisire were to affemble at Beverley this day in order to be embodi:d. _ The Norfolk Lieutenancy have agreed to allow pl. to all fuch perfons, not potreffing property to the amount of pool. as may be drawn to terve in the Militia, being half the fum now paid for a fubftitute. The recent Militia regulation, by which, when a man's family becomes burthenfome to the parilh, he is to be returned to it, and a fuhftitute pro. aided in his room, is one of the moll rational and falutary ; the firft expence being infinitely fmaller than the continued weekly drain. Judicious at tentions of this kind would render half the poor's rates unnecefary ; at prefent they aft only by patching up mifery to hold together from day to day, intlead of effeeuating a radical cure, which would prevent the return of the difeate. On Saturday came on at Coventry the eleftion of a Member to ferve in Parliament for that City, in the room of Nam J s, Efq. declared not duly elated by a Committee of the Houfe of Commons. At the dote of the Pall the numbers flood as follows: Pow Moire, Etj. s 7 G. F. Sumas, Eft NAUTICAL LvTELLIGENCE MAILS TiiiS IMY.-WIND N ARK Tyr. D. • DColin I IV t Ford • Dutch • Jant..ica U . S. TAINTOt: 1 ii. NIARCF-I IR. Yeaerday arrived the Lof!, CHAKLFS FPINCER. Capt. RORER'. COTESU oR ro. with Nf !Ostrom the Leeward Iflands: the left Tortola on the i.. - :h of February, and found lying at Barhadocc, on the alfi of January, his Majell)'s flops BLENHL:`:. of 74 guns, Commodore Hoop ; ExcELLI•NT, of ya grins, Capt. NASH ; ZaA LI), of V . ; gook, (24;)E. OTRYAN; HULTREUR,Of 26 guns, Capt. 011!...wirr: and HORNET and CYAN E {loops. On the a id of January, the Packet failed for Dominica, and in paling the ifland Martinique, fity: a ii::p of the hole and a frigate at anchor in Fort Royal Bay : on the 4th of February, the arrived at St. Kitt's, where the found the CASTOR frigate and DRAKE I,lig : and on ti:e 7th February, failed for cola: on the l tth loft. fp , sl::. the hr Lark, of Pooh:, from You hall, bound roNewfuundlaud,in lat. 0.• 45. long. 19. 45. all well. This day arrived the LEICESTER packet, SHARP, with the mails from Jamaica and Baihadoes : th.• arrived at the latter place on the ith Januaiy, And round lying there his Majefty's Chips BLENr El H, Of 74 guns ; CENTAUR, of 74.; Excri.t.chr, of 74; THALIE, of 36; GCACHAPPIN brig, and NETLF V fchooner : and on the 13th January arrived at Ja-1 maica, where the found his Al:jetty's (hips LEvi A THAN, of 74; DELLEROEHWi, of 74.; V•NCL'ARD, of 74.; ELEPH AN T, Of 74; la DEI.IALE, of e.o ; SHARK, PELICAN, and R Aeon', llovs. NIA. jetty's l'aip DE Ru YTr.K, arrived at Jamaica on thet 17th January, with the 87th Regiment, from Cu taco:. ; and on the 21ft January alto arrived then e l his Majefty's (hips CUMBERLAND, Go- LIA H. and bANGEI,Of 74 guns each, from a cruize: on the 13th infi. in lat. 48. 03. long. 19. co. Well, {poke the brig Fox, of Bolton, from Liverpool, bound to Bottom out fix days,, all well. Fallen gers by the I-zicL.srsit are, Lieutenant Colonel Huom ES, (late Governor of Curacoa) of the 87th Regiment ; Lieutenants UN ETTS and RETIL ITTRR, and L. N. KiaN ea, Efq. Arrived th:s day the PRINCESS AMELIA Packet, Capt. Sr-scams, with ditpatches from the Cape of Good Hope, at which place the arrived on the toth January, and failed again on the 14th January : (he carried hence duplicates of difpatches fent by his Majefty's fhip IMOGENE, which arrived at the Cape 15 days before, and juft in time to prevent the evacuation. The Britith troops, excepting Soo, were aEtually embarked, and the keys of the Arfenals delivered to the Dutch Governor; but,, by a well executed plan, he obtained the keys, and, by private fignal made, the whole of the troops were relanded, and fortunately regainedpolreflion. —His Majelly's fhipS LANCASTER, TREMENDOUS, l i JUPITER, DIOMEDE, HINDOSTAN, BRAAYE, and Pswouaw ; alfo the LORD DUNCAN and HENRY ADPINGTON Indiamen, and two butch line of hat tle (hips and a frigate, were lying at the Cape when the packet failed on the 24th January : the failed from St. Helena with his Majcity's (hip Oa- THIVI, with the BRITANNIA, NORTHAMPTON, Hamar Exciter, and Nlicsantsss, Eatt Indiamen, for England. PLYMOUTH, MARCH t 9. All yellerday and this day the greateß exertions have been ufed by the artillery at this place to get the guns mounted on the upper and lower baste rits of the citadel, whilti others are as bufily em ployed in carrying that, and placing it alongfide them. Came in the Bufy cutter, Capt. Bownsm, from a cruife, and brought in the Arethufa fmuggling veffel, laden with 120 ankers of fpirits, from Guernfey, which fhe captured off the Bolt ; alfo the Hind cutter, Attle, from Falmouth, to wait the diretitions o f the Port Admiral. Sailed the Claufina cutter for Falmonth, and the Catherine and Elizabeth, Capt. Pear r, from New Providence for London, with mahogany. The !nooses, of 18 guns, that came in nn Wednefday evening let with difpatches from the Cape of Good Hope, is gone up Hamoaze. Paired down a (loop of war lag evening, under a prefs of fail, and flood in beyond the Edy-Bone, but then hauled her wind, and flood away large to the South Well quarter, with every rag of fail fhe could carry. The H LINT e,of t 8 inns, went into Cawrand bay from Hamuasc, there to wait for further orders ; it is fuppofed fhe goes with fcaled orders and dif patches to Halifax. The RAMSLER, of t 6 guns, Capt. Immix, went into the Sound this forenoon.— She fails on the Lizard Ration, and from thence off this port, and is to he one for the day in light of the Maker Tower fignal polls, to communicate her intelligence if the weather permits. PORTSMOUTH, MARCH 20. Arrived the Adul, CHAPMAK, a Swede, with troops from the Cape of Good Hope. General WHITELOC!:E, who returned to this place to refunic the command of the garrifon, in ci-lifequence of the threatened rupture with France, has infpeeted the feveral forts, and ordered all the guns on the works here and us the neighbourhood, to he mounted. _ Several Revenue cutters are ordered under the command of the Port Admiral. The following Officers belonging to this divi fion of Royal Nlarines, accompanied each by two ferjeants, one corporal, one drummer, and five ppri• VACS, marched this morning for their feveral tinations, on the recruiting krvice, viz. Lieutenant-Coloncl David' to Banbury: Licutenant-Culooel Dellsorough to Northampton ; hfajrr hillier to Chi-befter ; Msjnr Monet icie and Cam R. Williams to Birroloyhans ; Cap tains Abernethie for Bradford; Witcry s to Balingltoke; Timpron to Newbury; Parke to ; Tynmore to Staf ford; and Hodger to Worceßrr; Lieutenants J. Nicholfurt to Rooky; P. Jones to Nottsnetism ; Forbes to Bridport ; Jsckfon to Ringwood; it- Turner to Malmielbury ; and Atoka' to Oxford. The Prince of Wales, Britannia, Royal Sove. reign, and Viola:or Carlle, at Co . . port, are nt to ~e ti , 1,1 for commiiiion. b'en m.+ 1e in fli.l%.;ng ti ;•;1. • - ,lw.rur r : pt:; , ., w :.a Nv.ll cfr,..icitt p oc-cc:l to 5,! . ....!1c.;.:„11 a it er titcy ate c;.nir.:::;:r D:)VFIZ, A•IA'C!I ap _ . . _ p.ll P.M .itsr F. Ijtr•ntr, s juit Jrrived wi;!! BAPTISTE Lr EALITIL, French Meil - 2nger, with Difritchts for the Arniill:id,,r. 'Pen other emit tLc a'inve veirel. No t i!!:. of W.lr ware they *. Two other vefildc:tre in one of which 1t... 3 Paffengers on hoard. Grc,it rep. , rt- prevail at P .ri; that there will he no w.ir, 311 I :Ili at Arni..ns.-- The liiiliibury,Captuan Pt x, in-rn ing lion] S:. :Ind land •,1 n;glit arrived the A:tif, rmiacr, with j t 4usV.El+ itiLe do On , ILIS• sr.Y, and lix other palreny,ers. SHEERNINS, MAR CH z, Yeflerday Sir SIDNEY SMI rif i ive.l an,l im mediately went on board the ANTELOPE, W! ere his Broad Pendant now flies. Thi9 day the Comptroller of the Navy, Sir A. liAmmoNo, and Sir W. RUI.F, the SPIIVeyfIr, ar rived here, to concert with Cornrnifli.mcr Con IN the Ilea and :mil cPizient rn•de of fittiog nu Cm: fhips of war at thin port, deemed TCA , Jy and prop,: for fcrvice. The contra riggers are here, with orders to tigg all the new commiaioned !hips without a mo ment's 1.6 of time. All the revenue cutters are put under the com mand of Sir Jaws SAUMAREZ ; and the DoLk Yard men work on Sundays—indeed every extr tion is ufcd to promote the equipment of the fket. CHATHAM, MARCH2I. Never were appearances more warlike at this port. On Friday evening Sir ANDREW SNAPS Hammotsn, and Sir WlLLtara Rine, arrived at Rochelter, and loon after day-light, yeft:rday morning, vifited the Dock-Yard, when finding the mats of the RAISONA BLE not in that Rate of, forwardnefs they had reafon to exped, acrtinnal. hands were let nn immediately, who worked the whole of the night, and were this morning relieved at fix o'clock by an equal number of frcth men, who are expeded to work to-night : a number of fmiths were alfo employed all night in getting the iron work, which is expeCted to be ready by to morrow evening, when it will be lent to Sheernefs, where the (hip is ready for being launched. The ARDENT and Tr , UNDER ER are in a confide rabic Rate of forwardnefs.—The people in every department of the Naval Yard have been employed to-day. Yeiterday afternoon, about five o'clock, Lord Ms arrived at Commiffioner Hots's. This was a kind of confirmation to the report of the day, that his Lordfhip was to fucceed Earl Sy.Vi CENT. His Lordlhip flept in the Lizard left night, and this morning fet off, it is fuppored, Wal mer Caftle.—The Comptnller and Surveyor of the Navy, after having infpeeted the (hips ordered to be fitted, failed 'this morning in the Yacht for Sheernefs, where Sir SIDNEY SMITH, of the ANTE LOPE, and Capt. NANSTIELD, of the MINOTA vit. are' ufing every means to forward their refpa;ve fhips. GREENOCK, MARCH a. The Jenks, Coorsct., it Illarceiona, from hence z;th February. The Ceres, M , lw Toro, from Chatlefton, aftrr a paitige of 41 days, having experienced very boillerons weather, left the Polly, Daley, for this port, half loaded. FROM I.l.OYD's LIST. DIAL, MARCH so. -.lnived and tailed for the River. the HlUBarce, from the South Seas ; Farmer, Cantab.- ; and Brothers, Brown, from Lifbon. Arrived the Mtnerve frigate, from Portfmauth ; and Amelia frigate. from Sticernefs; and remains with his Majelty's Ships, and fevers! outward bound veils. Wind W. S. W. GRAVESEND, MAac■ 143.-Pared by, the Anna Mafia, Clark, from the South Sc.,; Reliance, Allen, from Jamaica; Two Elizas, Jones, from Daiwa ; Racer, Memphis, from B loduttry,—, from Cork; Venus, Lowther, from Wa terford ; Sturrner ; Kitty, and Lord Hello.. Gardner, from Limerick.—Sailed the John and Robert, Greg; and Ocean, Noble, for Hantbirgh; irgtnia, Dauberg ; and. Young Faelnr, Gardner, for New York ; Prince's Amelia, Poyle, for Africa; Aquilon, Ithickborne; sod Addington. Aman, for Bremen. DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZE MONEY. The Melpomene, Ruby and Magnamme, for the capture of the Mind of Curer, will be paid as follows. via. the Melpo mene and Ruby, at No. 17, Cecil-Rivet ; and the Magnaninte, at Downing-flreet, on Friday, the aytn inft. Tn the Lenpard,Thornaa Surridge, E(q. for the capture of the French privateer l'Apollon and la Clarice, a ditlrlhution will be made on board the Leopard, at Chatham, on Monday the 14th init. The VICTORY, PRINCESS or °WIGS. MIN.,. TIUR, THUNDIRER, UTRECHT, GI Aa• DENT, BURCHAMILIt, LUMEN, BATAVIA, MILLI- CtSIRUX, DICTATOR, RAISCINAILE, Tazak, ofthe line t COROKANDIL, armed ftorefhip; and laSasaa, AMayscaor, and CERIERUI frigates, are pew. ing in the Medway for fervice. • I The Commiffioners of the VietuallirieD /stn. ment have given orders that vefrels (lull be hume diately loaded with provirmns from the Red Hai*, Deptford, to be conveyed to the (hips at the Note,. and elfewhere. Rear Admiral Rowiav, Capt. DURHAM, and feveral other Officers of rank, were at the Alma. ratty on Saturday. The M sporrans, and feveral other frigates are ordered to be got ready for fervice at Daptford an.' Woolwich. Capt. MILK VISM his been appointed to the Pea- SEUS bomb •efrel at Woolwich. Capt. OTW AY is appointed to the Co LLAMA, of wguns, at Plymouth. Lieuts. DON•DIE U, MILLER, and Yousto, ■rs appointed to the regulating ferviLe in London. The SALYADoL OIL Mum*, of 182 guns, cap- tured by the Earl of ST. Vitectirr on the glorious ,4th of Feb. 1797, is ordered to be got ready for Commitlion at Plymouth, and Capt. H. Lairs is appointed to command her. The CommiiTAries are buried in eitablithing Pores at various places on the coca.