Star. — London, England, 1803-10-19 00:00:00

A POCKET ROOK LOST - r : -HS Morning, in Sr. Rini's Church, or in comini cut. C.V.:taiiAll7, an Mice'' , iron, in tLc German Lan grage, ..ifLtr . irt from u Brimb 7.Liniitcr a Scrim, and (weal 1•""' 7nl Pip; r:,t.f " UCZ. racer to the owner—No Motley. A Rev:: 0! . ONY (.1 . !1 1 / 4 : v6l to riven to am/ Y, ri •.. o tray hay, to-n.l it, and v it; take the trooble to fend it CO FA.): , .:jicr's 01, , N0..;2), Laici.lterecquare. LONDON. NVEDNESD tY, OCTOBER t 9. Thib inc Day appointed for aGcni ni 1311, LO bufiriefi was C . olic at the Public Offices. DUDI.I%, Oc ! 0 iI.R t 5.-5 per Cent 6(..e. Debentures 8!. Lout!, of I.zthange—Dublin en Londun ill a 15. This Leing the day appointed for a Crneral hat, the fame was obferved with the utmoil decorum throughout the city and fuhu:bs : the different Vn• lunzeer Corps of London and Weilminder afknibled at an early hour, and headed by their Officers, pro ceeded es ith drums beating to St. Paul's, Wetlininflcr .Abbey, and other places of worilip, to attend Di vine Set vice; after which they marched back in the fame order to their refpellive places of afrembling. Difpatch:s ware yeflerday received at the Admiral. ty from Admiral CORNWALLIS, dated off Ufhant, lag Wednefday, containing fome very important information refpefling the enemy's preparations at Drell, for the invalion of this country, or more prcbably, of Ireland. It has been known for fome time that a force was fitting out there of greater magnitude than the more contemptible flotillas to the northward, and one deferving more immediately the attention of Government ; and in fad to this point, though the other preparations of the enemy have not been difregarded, has our vigilance been chiefly di reeled, to prevent any furprize. The noire, the ver biage, the Rudied boafling, in all the French journals refpefling their invincible gun-boats, and the nume rous has preparing to be embarked, while they as ftudioufly avoided faying any thing refpefting Brett and the neighbourhood, was of itfelf a fuffictent in dication that fomething was going on at the latter place, from which they wifhed to divert our attention. Our Government, however, who had better means of information than the Paris Journals, have kept a watchful eye on the movements at Breit, and are well apprifcd of all that is going on there. It ap pears by the dirp.thi,es received yefterday, that the enemy's force in that port amounts to fail of the Line. 4 Frigates, 7 Sloops, and fmaller vefrels, . _ all ready for tea, with accommodations for a coati• derable land force. From all this we would fuggeß, that the inhabi tants on different parts of the coati fhonld not allow their apprehenfions to lead them to imagine that their fafety is not properly attended to by Gown meat. It is the height of folly to imagine, great as our naval force is, that a fleet can be fent to guard every creek and harbour, and the whole line of our coati. Were our navy even divided and dillributed along our (bores, which is the drift and tendency of the idle clamours we have heard in tome quarters— inflead of increafing, it would diminith our means , of defence. The enemy might then land in any guar terbefore our Ilraggleu (hips could affemble in fufficient force to give them battle ; and we fhould then have reafon to curie the weaknefs and folly that ezpofed as to the danger, by dividing our force, inßead of obtaining proper information where that of the enemy could be belt encountered. We think it more than probable that Ireland is the quarter where BOMA►AITi will make his &ft attempt. It is there that he flatters himfelf with obtaining a permanent footing ; and it is from the ports to the Wellward alone that he hopes to elude the •igi. lance of the &kith navy—hopes which we perfuade evurfelves will not be realized. Government has af certained, that with all his vapour, his ezpence, and tisezertion,he isin no formidable Rate of preparation is Holland, Flanders, or the French ports in the Channel. From there ports there can be nothing but predatory or delufive attacks apprehended, and Government will therefore direa its attention chiefly to the more important movements of the enemy. As falfe attacks may, however, be made, we are glad to fee Come wife precautions adopted to prevent any unnect fiery wale of provifions, in cafe of any fuch The Lcrd Lieutenant of the County, and the Lord Lieutenant of the City of Edinburgh, have publifhed a Proclamation, (given iu atiother part of this Paper) recommending, among other things, that the farmers' fh nula threfh out their corn as loon as pdril,le. In marry parts near the tea we are glad to hear the far. wets have Already threflied out their corn—an cram. ply that 11,411,1 be generally followed, af it would then be in a Elate to be seedily removed in c.de of any alarm. There is another carilideration which is worthy of attention. if the farmers would order their corn to be throttled out immet2iat , :ly, their men would, in cal: cf an invafion, be a ufcful available force, and might be employed as carters and waggoners, fat tl:c can veyance of arms, fibres, and ammunition ; and the farmers having got all their corn threthcd, would l;c able to (pare tlwm with little or no inconvenience.— Let them rec...11:61 too, that (pare them they moil at fuch a crifis, whatever might be their iIXOSI7CIIiC3CC, lots or injury. FOREIGN' MEDIATIO'. The • abfurd reports lately circulated in regard to the mediation of Ruffia and Pruffia between this country and France, though fur fame days pall the lubjeet of converfation, are confidereci by every per. fon who paffefres the lean degree of political figacity, as ehtitled to little or no credit. We have no doubt that LONAFARTF, who hegios to forefee the difficultie, lie is likely to encounter in his propofcd plan of inva finn, would gladly negotiate, provided he could get the Northern Powers, and particularly Rullia and Prui.lia, by tiering as Mediators, to fecond his views. The Cot: su LAR Cti IF r, indeed, is new in a dilemma. lie knows the En midahle preparations made in this country to receive hint, which mull greatly leffen his hopes of fuccefs ; and he knows alfo, that nothing but an invanon will pleafe the french nation, or gratify his folaicrr, Nvllnfe hopes have been excited to the ItighLf/ degree of expeaation.— But Britain, to ufe an expreflion adopted by the French, " has atiumed the attitude oft Minerva ; her helmet on her head, and her lance couched ;" and the will not lay it .(ilia till the has convinced France, that a nation of 1...ph-p.-rs know how to defend their propel ty from thole who with to plunder them. While Britain thus rarefies fpirit, and has fufficient means and energy to maintain her rights and defend her national dignity, we hope the will never 'Lien to any terms of peace propofed through the me diation of any foreign Court whatever, unlcfs on fuch principles as are continent with her honour, and likely to eflablifh her future recut ity. As all the Go• vernments of Europe now nand aloof, quiet fpeeta tors of the conteft, which Britain is obliged to carry miner banded againft France ; as not one of them interfered to prevent the unjult occupation of Hanover, a country entirely neutral, and which fome of them were bound to proted r—and as none of them have dared to make any oppofition whatever to the aggref lions of Bo AAAAA re, the prefent difpnte is entirely our own ; and, while we trouble none of the European' powers for their Alliance, they have little right to interfere in the quarrel. In fiat, while we are left to defend ourfelves the beft way we can, offers of me diation would come with a very bad grace from any of the Continental Powers, who have .(hewn fo little regard to their public duty, and to the tranquillity of Europe. Before they prefent any overtures of mediation, let them oblige the French to evacuate Hanover ; let them remove that caufe which has produced the blockade of the Elbe and Wefer ; and let them Phew that they are more difpofed to pro. mote the interefts of public jullice than to gratify their own private views, or to favour the ambitious defigna of the French Government. The Earl of Moms is appointed Commander in Chief of his blajefty's forces in Scotland. His Lord faip will fet off in a few days to tale upon him the command of that Kingdom. Major General CAMPBELL has returned from his infpeetion of the Country between the City of Cork and Bantry Bay, fur the reinforcement of which laR mentioned place, the 46th Regiment, and a detach ment of artillery, were immediatt.ly ordered to pro ceed. Among other aElive meafures of Government, re fpeeting the menaced invafion, an experienced !staf fer of the Navy is repeating a furvey of the coati, and marking out anchorage for flops of different draft of water ; fo that they may be enabled to take their allotted Ration at the thorteß warning. liis Majelly's (hip YORK, is now on her ground near Dungenefs ; the RAIsoNABLI is off Havre, while the UTISCHT and the MONARCH, with fume frigates and gun•brigs, are in the Downs. A Letter from Rouen in Normandy, contains the following particulars : is You will receive this by the EngEfla Young Ladies to whops Mr. Peron, an English merchant, domiciliated in this town, fome time ago behaved fa very handfomely. They were in the g:eakli dif. trefs for want of money, and, but for his arliflance, might probably have perilhed, at leaft they never could have obtained enough to carry them to Eng land. You will naturally cape& that fending . this letter by filch confidential means, 1 Ihould fay fume thing of public affairs. Our preparations are cer tainly great and bugling; and the Invafion of England is in every one's month, and yet with every one it is fpoke of with indications of doubt and incredulity. Upon this information I do not will you to have any reliance, further than it may be con firmed by other intelligence. It is true, we, as fet tled mere:tants, are at large ; but it behoves us to be very cireumfpeet in our condua, and little curious. What I have (aid, however, of the public indications I do not fay lightly. You may alfo depend, that the country here in general dirapproves of the FIRST CONSUL'S condlift towards the Eoglifh. In cafe of another peace, it mull neceffarily check that influx of forcignersinto France, from which many towusderived great pecuniary advantage. Somewhat coupled with this lag obfervatinn, is the treatment experienced by the Cow sot on his late vifit to this town. Of this, I fpeak as an eye wieners. He rode round the town, at tended by his Aids-de-cartip and guard, and was gaz ed at with a kind of fallen wnnefer,bilt without one de. monfiraticn of joy or attachment. Wien he came op polite the Town hall, be made a Intlf-intentinnal halt, as it flruck me, to give eccafion for lime eepreflions of agplatife. A profmnd (Hence feized the multi tude. You alight literally have heard a pin drop. In a kw moments he mrsved on. Not a tingle huzza ef ca;sed. Trade is very dad. Many failures have taken place, and more are cspetled. By a peifon ink ar rivr d hum Paris. I hear things are jolt as had there. He bays, that ant above fix commercial honks in that metropolis can be conficiered as Ileac:)1y fribtlantial. On the ilighteft talk of a Loan, individuals, both here and there, immediatciy draw their effeels from the hands of merchants and banker•. Ile law Soo conk , ts is in the road chained two tad two. They were in.ticliing towards the ctiale.•' NAUTICAL Th'TELLIGENCA MAILS THIS ARE. QUC. Dublin Waterford )AY.—W:rid S.W. ARa. liarnbursh BRISTOL OCT. IR.—A:rived the James, BUTLER, Briflol, Merrick, and Clarendon, Dam, from Jamai ca : they parted the (hips from London, 5o leagues Weft of Cape Clear, under Convoy of one of the Frigates, on the Cork Ration, who fell in with the fleet, and took charge of them. FALMOUTH, Ocr. 16.—This day arrived the Ame rican (hip Meffenger, Captain Mox MIFF, from Bal timore, in Maryland, in 55 days, with tobacco, for orders: the Spanah Chip Cleopatra, Capt. ANTONIO ORIA, from River Plata, with hides, tallow, and fpecie, (about 5500 dollars), lel from Fyal, where fhe landed part of her cargo and fpecie, detained the 22d of laft month by the Emma privateer, of London, 12 guns, Captain WILLIAMS alfo arrived the Danilh brig Adjutoe, Captain GILL, from Dram, With tins ber ; and the fchooner Harriet and Ann, Captain Cox, from Norfolk, Virginia, in so days, with tur pentine, &c. and failed again immediately for Hull : (poke yeflerday morning his hlajefly's chip Lsvta• THAN, of 74 guns, all well : the crew of the Cleopatra report, that French privateers are (warming off the Azores, and that the Spaniards will not permit them to bring in any prizes. Sailed his Majefly's I!bbIROD, of 20 grans, Captain O'N/I c, on a cruize to the weflwatd ; the American flrip Mercury, Cap tain SMITH, with 950 hhds pilchard., for Venice ; and the Dolphin, RICHARDS, for Cardiff. Wind W S. W PLYMOUTH, Ocr. 17.—Laa Saturday a very gen teel looking man, fuppofed to be a fpy, was appre hended near Maker Heights: he was carried before Mr. Juflice WILLIAMs, Dock Attendant, for exami nation. He fleet at Crumil Paffage, and was taking plans of Whitfand Bay, below Ram Head—frill he knew Colonel Sir W. L /sr as, Bart. of the Royal Cornwall regiment, very well. On being atked which was Sir W. LEMAN among the Officer., he pointed out Lieutenant-Colonel PATEN, as different in perfon and (*lie as poffibly can be. He laid he had great friends in London, which se.rre fent to accord ing to the addreffes of their refidence given in by this young man. He was remanded to the Gate Houfe for further examination. There is every reafon to fuppofe he had a companion with him, landed on the coati from an American weird a few days flnce. This other perfon has efcaped and gone into Corn wall ; fearch is making after him, to fee if this xoyf terious affair can be developed. DEAL. Ocr. IR.—Sailed the Lvw a and Cat:atilt Hoops of war, nn a cruize.—Arrived PArc Ls frigate, 1 with a fleet under convoy from Oporto. Wind N.N.W. Dov ER, OCT. 17.—This morning the LEDA frigate came to an anchor in our Roads. The two veffels that arrived here a few days ago, containing nearly zoo Hanoverian, HelEan, and other German foldiers, employed in our fervice for fome years pail, remain in the inner baton. Their time being expired, there vein's were hired by Government, to convey them to the Continent. An opinion generally prevails, that we fhall coon hear of the failing of the French arma ment. Several people departed this town yeflerday and the day before, from an apprehenfion that what ' has been long looked for, is now at hand. The two fine regiments of the Lticefler and Oxford Militia, now in garrifon at Dover Cattle, arc conflantly on the alert. A guard from one of there regiments pa• troles along the Cliffs to the South Foreland Point during the night ; and thr :iltnintel to the relief perform the fame fervice during the day. From the 1-,eights above this town, we could per ceive, about eleven (.'dc.k, A. ra. (neatly Bibb water), feveral of nur •Infe in with the French land from Blanc-nth Point to i,mbieteutc. The people French cuall, we are ihformed, live in filch 4 Date of perpetual ,farm, taut moll of the fanners, Mermen, &c. whofe habitations ate near the tea, keep watch by turns during the night, and found a horn when they conceive art Englieu Bull Dog approaches the land. lap/moot, Ocr.l7.—TheCakdonia,HENns RSON, from hcnce, arrived at New York ; (poke the Kerfcts Loved Keith, M'KisLEy, from Galtfcon, in lat. 45. long. 39. all well. The Transfer, MOOSE, from hence to Riga, is put into Marßrand in Sweden, with lois cf topmails, fails, boats, and other damage. The Oberon, Rormovz, from Stettin for this port, at Si cily. The Rebecca, BATMAN, from Virginia and this port, for Amlierdam, at the l'esel. The Stork, Ro aihsort, from hence for Africa, ° was fpcke on the 21th September in lat. 43. long. so, by the ECTPTIINNE frigate. Captain ALLA. sr, of the Sally from Q2ebec, fpoke on the 4th ult. off the Markel of St. Barnabas, die Mary, Captain OSWALD, from this port for Qe bec, out 37 days. On the 24th in lat. st. long. 35. 30. fpoke the Aurora, Captain BOYER, from Green ock for New York, out 53 days, all well, Extra. of a lett:r (con Captain :Jacek to his owners hcre, dat ed on hoard the French frigate Pous.iivente, off Charieflown bar, aiR Auguft, 1803. " Grtitkm:n-1 am evretnely ferry to acquaint you of th: cap ture of your whip Juno, undrrmy command, by the above frti • ate on the 14th loft. yo leagues from Wibnirron, whom 1 Lollard (though the was of n:ch toperlor ft.r.:e) two boar', when, her.ng men kilkal, my hlata wounded, anal ;he Juno flattered very muds in buU,mafts, Cults, an.l rigging, I was old zed tike—the Fr-ne b Chip root.ating is Vecneh 14 pounders. t. t nine's, and 330 mn whea we Itruck, the; g.ee us thr-e ct ,ecrs, wed ordered me on %bra the (,ap• ../Ilrucivod.w. Is 7 Lit tett:Lama my (Wm& an d le tme have port or his cabin—he eipteired his furprife at out fighting fo long againit fo fuperior a force; but knowing I had a fiat of the !nova fellows that ever fwamfalt water, I was deo ten/tattled to defend the fhip to the loft extremity. On the 9th, I had fpcken Captain M`Ginitis, of the Chip Lord Nelfon, from this Ilavontion, who Informed me, that ;here was a large French cor vette, la Bay oneati, of ao guns and iso men, would fail in a few days after hint, thought eti9 MS the valid, but not being wining to rifque an at llon with one of lush fuperior force, attempted to cfcape under cover of the night, and at eight loft fight of him, In halnen hour gm alight on a calk which fan a drift and howled on a wind, hut, contrary to my rapciftations,at oneeclock in themorc ing we found hint dole a ftcrn ; the Captain acknowledged, that if he had ;not bad a very good night•glafa, our intended deception would have had the elcfired effect. I cannot help mentioning the great lupport I received from Mr. Wetherberd (a paffenger) from his adlivity in working the guns on the quarter deck, and from his attention in feting the powder paired up in Eddy. The French Captain on taking poreffica of the Juno, finding the wan not in fituatiou to pros:ccd for France, determined to go for Cbarleftun, where we arrived on the tßth, but the American •Govanmen, refuling both the frigate and her prize to enter the port, thc taut means to take out her cargo and burn the edict. I regret very much the lots of the Juno, the being a doe Chip, and fitted corm p!etely in every refpett ; I hove, however, to fay, that I did my ut• , molt to five her, and I hope and trait nay endeavours will meet your approbation." _ _ _ YARMOUTH, OCT. IR.—Yefterclay evening failed the FORTS/NSW, and this morning the Ustcoiew, fri gates, with the SNIPE gun-brig. Admiral THOSIII• BOROUGH has this morning Ihifted his flag from the GELS x H r ID to the R USY, of 6; guns.—Arri ecd this morr.it.g from Harwich the Earl of Leicciler packet, which was detained at Helsoetfluys the beginning of this war: fhe was purchafed in Holland, and is manned with foreigners.—Arrived the Islaorcisbibli frigate.—Sailed the BOLD gun-brig. FROM LLOYD'SLIST. a t ern, Oct.. tS.--Paffed by the Mary, Coulfon; Sw.l - av, Johnfon ; Jane, Wilfon ; Sarah, 'Able; and Nancy, Gray, from Prteriht.,:h ; Minerva, Scalftmg, from Stockholm; John, —, Courier, Cornelius; Williainfon, C-tirphell; and AlLstena tram Memel; William, Watt. front Riga; Amelia, blatthews, from Dominica ; Woodland Cattle, —, from Smyr na; Siriw, Brown; Johanna Carolina, —, G ezierou . F r i en d., - Friendfilip, Ralpar, and the Felix, Clark, from Dant:At:— Sailed the Liberty, Johnlon, fur Lubec; Ocean, Noble; Charlotte Wilhelmina, Jonge Alida, Fronk, aucl Dric Gefulicre, Spans, for Embden. Allitivrn—ln the Downs, the St. Jofeph, Arrate, front Mal. and John Howard, Morgan, from New Ycrlt—At Portfmouth, the B nannia, Brown; James, Patton, and Oporto, Shephard. from Oporto.—At Briftol, Warrington ,and /Wend% Smith. from Oporto; tin Lime, Cadenhead, from Jamaica; and St. George, --, from Pcterlburgh for France, sletabled.—At Clyde. Indultry, Black, from Archaugel—AtDublin, Dios, Perna, from Loudon. DRiTRIBUTICH OF PRIZE MONEY. The Minerve, fertile capture of Ic Vidarieus and l'Adtll. will tie paid on Friday, the aBth loft. at the Origin, In Villicerereq, &rand. The Coop Zephyr, for the capture of the French privateer la Reilcchi, (in company with his Majck's Clip Sbeernefs) will aKo L.: paid at the fame time aml place. The SANTA MARGAAITTA frigate, from Jamaica, is repotted to halt arrived in the Channel, without any of her convoy. The James, from Jamaica, is arrived off Cape Clear. bound to Liverpool t the parted from the fleet on the Gth of September, off the coalt of America. The Fortune, ----,from Batavia for Amilerdans. is taken by the SP C U LATOR privateer, of Cosmic'''. and war left on the isth indent, fifteen leagues fouth of Miltord. Capt. J. Muatar arrived at the Admiralty , yefier day, with d;fpatches from Admiral Sir A. Mircems.l., Commander in Chief on the American Ration. Twenty five thoufand pipes of wine, and upwards. ate on 1 ) (14td the Oporto fleet, arrived in the Downs. On the t ath inf. his Majefty's fhip GaNass, of 74 guns, Capt. FRE&MANTLf, arrived in Cork harbour Pouf - mouth ; and on the t 3th jolt his Majeity's (hip the MAI sr ic, of 74 guns, Lord Amastos Beau- LkltC, an ived at the Nine port. His Majelly's flip la Fit cur, lion. Capt. KING, came into Cork harbour on the 13th init. from a cruize. The S PNts is ordered to get her deceits made good at Chatham, with all poffible difpatch, and to proceed immediately to Sheernefs. Yefterday his Majefty's Ihip VoLcallo was put into ennimitlion at %Yob. ich, and Captain TAITE appoint ed to the commar.d of her. The NIAATIIi norm is ordered by the Board of Ad miralty to cruise off Dunkirk. Mr. C 14.11011 THoM►SOY is appointed, by the Lcrdi Commiffoners of the Admiralty, to the com mand of the PIINCISS AUGUST•, to be employed as a packet from Falmouth to the Weft Indies, and North America. Mr. SAIAVEL BILL is appointed to a packet, caUed the I.EIe&STER, to be employed as above. Captain SAVAGI is appointed to the Bonnets& (loop and Lieutenant Jou ti Nun tar to the Tare. We happy to Rate Sir E. NEFF AN, who has been for fume days indifpofed, is now confiderably better. The Countefs of HADD:NCTON prefented the co lours to the 4th Troo of Eaft Lothiin Yeomanry. comm::••ded by Lord BINNING, on the la infiant, at Tyningliame. We find that the accounts received from Lillipn by the laft bl.til are a little at variance. A letter from a merchant, dated Lipson, t, now before us, Hates a. follows: .4 We are yet uncertain whether the French will come here, but it is probable it will not be this year, as they are not yet in Spain, and the winter begins, which is an improper feafon for troops to march ; betides, nothing is prepared for them in Spain, who is not much inclined to receive them." —No mention whatever is made, in this letter, of the French Ambalfador dining with the Prince Re gent, nor of the Englith Faaory having prepared to embarkfiam Li lion. Lad week a party of eighteen tradefmen, after lamenting the &firer, of the times, agreed to dine at Mho, Wells, on the fuJiwiog economical dinnewriS Four ditties o' boded TwOur ditto of fried Sok,. Siz 044 CLLkens, Four Mara Tongues, Four roan Oar" }our watt Ducks, Sot nail Chickens. They were .411 punftual to their appointment, and, after reg fling themfelves with the above, and three pints of %tine per man, it WAS refolved that in future their meetings fhould he continued monthly inflead of weekly, until tl ere fhould be tome vifible riga' of rctutt.trg plenty.