Star. — London, England, 1803-09-30 00:00:00

LONDON. FRIDAY, IEPTEMBRit PRICK. OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ON 3 per Cent. Conruts, for money. 5211 -.-Ditto. for Oeltober.szi. 025 per Cent.Bsi zot I It would appear, by comparing the different ac counts which have reached us, that the attack on Calais ceafed with the caufe which gave rife to it.— A number of gun boats were known to be there pre pairing to fail, and accounts had been received by our cruisers that a clinch greater number, route fay 150 gun boats, were about to leave °fiend. Of courfe it became an object of moment to prevent, if poilble, any kind of co-operation, and an attempt was made to deftroy thofc at the former place. - The attack commenced on Tuefday, as we have before informed our Readers, but we have fince learnt Tome important particulars not yet flared.— A cannonade was firil made to the Eaftward, at Dun kirk it is believed, to draw the attention of the ene my that way, and this manoeuvre fucceeded fo ef feaually, that when our fquadron bore in upon Ca lais the cannonade and bombardment was fo fudden and unexpeiled, that the enemy could not get their gun and flat bottomed boats up the harbour out of the reach of our fire. It was even a confderahle time before they recovered fo much from their furprize and confution as to be able to fire a fingle !hot ;—fp that our velTels were able to do them a great deal of anifchief. They afterwards opened a fire upon our fquadron from every point of the (bore, but we are happy to Rate, that on that occafion not a tingle in dividual was killed, or even wounded, on board our vetch. The greater part of our filet's were fees to fall among their gun-boats, where they could not fail to do a great deal of damage. None of them fell !Dort of the boats, but Tome went over into the town, where they did much mifchief, efpecially in the.Eaft quarter, which was fet on fire in different places. Whether the enemy had the temerity to imagine they could face our flotilla, or found themfelvee Co much annoyed where they were, that they thought they would be as Cafe to endeavour to (kin along the (bore to Come other port under the proteition of the numerous batteries which line the and in eon fequence ventured to quit the harbour of Calais, we cannot take upon us to determine. We are however rather inclined to attribute their movement to the latter motive, which would elks be Rrengthened by the confider:don that, byquitting the harbour, they would draw away oar fire from Calais, which was (offering feverely by the bombardment, the town be ing in a blase in different quarters. But whatever was the inducement, it is certain, that on Wednef day morning, from as to 30 of the gun bones. were (ten to come out of eattis harbour, as we yefierday hated. ?bey appeared at firPt to have an intentiop to pro ceed to the Eat}ward. bot coon after, probably in con- liqueur of perceiving Come of our rails too-moth in &ore to allow of their pafGng, without snore rilk than they were willing to encounter, they changed their courfe and proceeded along fliore towards Bou• lope. Our flotilla perked them keeping op a brifk fire, and failing as near (bore as the depth of water would allow. The gon boats could be plainly feen from pos***tensea our vetch and the there. Ow of the frigates and a gust brig wire sonaantly eteireloped in *ob. • The whale of the French waft, extending lace► thsi . eliffs at the wellward of Calais to t>c. eetrawas into Bouksne Bay, wits oat onninotd line of fmoke, and the wiad •bciapto the EaftWard, alma every gun was beard ea the opporste Englifh los& Some of the damsel boati were driven on Gore, but the gratet peat, itis believed,• ?wade their way into the Biy bf Boulogne, whiihetterfiett was ken to be chafing thews shoot half pa& tart►, o'clock ea Wednefdm, am taping up furl Uiresueedous fire, that they molt have (offered yew" feerssky:• •. It would appear, however, by the atcounts that bare reached os this morning, that they are likely to experience as little eivritio from our fquadron io their rprefent quarters as in thofe they lad quitted; for, -with the dawn of day, a treat cannonade and bom bardment commenced again yekerdsy, and condon ed till between three and four o'clock, when it be came molt tremendourly heavy. The French matt being covered with a heavy fog our fquadron could not be feen from the road about Dover, but from the found, its direBion plainly appeared to come from poegogne, whither our brave tars had chafed the enemy the preceding day. Next pod we expea will bring us time intereaing particulars re peeing the attack. In the mean time we fuhjoin the following: MITTS& 1110111 • NATAL °MCI* TO • SOILS1111•111"Of DISTINCTIOO, DATED HI Mtjeltre 04 Utrecht, Wednefday Evade& j •'cloth. et My Lord—The bornb.vellkls and gan-boats were bombarding Calais all yederday, and fet fire to the town. The objet was to deftroy the boats that had lately entered. They have again been bombarding this morning, and WIC of the UT, Ica r's Lieutenants this infant arrived. He le* Calais when the enemy's boats were coming mu. He fuppofes the iahabitanu forced them out to Cave the town. He Caw the LIDS frigate ■nd our each in clofe anion with them for twenty minutes. He was ordered over arab the difpetch. I hav* fees the anion from the an* read for two hours. It appors by gbe finoke they are running along fhore towards Boulogne. It is moft probable that tome of them will be taken or deftroyed before they can reach that place. I write this in great hafte, thinking the intelligence may be ,interefting." Days'', Stn.. 19. It appears that another attack has been made on Boulogne i for the violent cannonade, which we heard yeaerday, was continued at intervals during the greater part of thisight, and feemed to proceed from that quarter. It has been very violent during the greater part of the day, and at this moment (si r. as.) is more violent than ever ; fcarceanintervalcaobedif cerned between the firing of (hut and !hells. Report Pays, that the inhabitants of Calais, fearing the total deftruaion of their town, forced the gun boats to tea, , which were purfued by our fquadron to Boulogne, and where they are throwing (hells to deftroy them. Nothing, however, has come from them with any certain intelligence. The launch of the lIIIMORTAIITI came in kilt now for powder, but was forced to go without, there being only fufficient to fupply the garrifon. Firs o'ciocs.—A Hoop of war, cutter, and lug- ' , ger, are jua come out of the Downs, going to the af- Mimics of our fquadron ; it teems as if their orders were preffing, as they have every inch of canvas thoy can fpread, and boats ahead towing betide, with the men (tripped to the flirt. The jar of the bombs is very anfibly felt here : we arc all extremely anxious for news from them. ♦NOTNER LITTER. Doves, Si,?. $9. During the whole of this day we have heard a mat tremendous firing off Boulogne. It has been fo (harp, as abfolutely to (bake the windows in this town, although at the dillance of 3o miler: Report rays, 13 of the French gunboats were dear y d yeG terday, in endeavouring to pars from Calais to Bou logne, but we have not yet received any certain ac count. Judging from prefent appearancts, we are likely loon to have warm work in this quarter. as all ac counts from France agree that they are making great preparations, and aie determined to rifque the trial I —lf you wilh to be at the poll of houour. you mull repair to Dover ANOTHER LITTER. Down. Sept. 29th. ao3. 6 r Id. . - - At dawn of day this morning the attention of the inhabitants of this place was excited by a heavy can nonading on the French coat, which continued till between three and, four in tht. afternoon, when it became moll tremendouily avrfal,and atthemeettent I am writing. nothing is heard but one incelfant roar of cannon and mortars. As the little wind which prevails blows dlredly tram the French coat, thei concutrion is fo mudh felt in this quarter, that the haute: near the harbour are iltaktn by , the reparts.+ So violent a cannonading has not been heard here for many years; lad, if may judge ham the (pink with which the firing has been kept up, there can be no doubt that the enemy taut have &Rained a very confiderable loft. Wet are all here an ibus to know the refidt ; no difpatches have yet arrived, but the fpirk by which our brave tars ken% to be animated, gives us a well grounded hope that every thing pof fible has been done to annivtthe -esejay, ind to Ike w thole who threaten to invade . o 4 that neither their fortifications nor batteries tau pet" 4 their gun boats even in their own harbours. hell iivi-vengelnee cf the Bruits thunJer. The .Froode• coati has been obfcured by fog the whole day, and therefore We can judge only by- the diredion of the found, as to the quarter in which the 'attack has been made.-- There hems great reafon to believe that Boulogne is the plait, sad as feveral large veffels failed let night from the Downs to reinforce the fqoadroa, we may foon exped-to !mar Of foinething decißVe.having been done. ./,•.0. We have not received any farther &comas iirpec tins the bats repotted to be preparing to quit °Read, but allowing each of the tjo idrry 3o men, the whole will be little more than to,csoora *umber not very formidable we fhould think tb an armed people. It' may 6i poffble enough for Boataraara to bring them over, bat if there is tt tamable diltribution of otir naval force, is there any probalsility that he can affemble his beats at one lisot add take advantage of a favourable opportunity f The Wind- and weather will not fuit the whole line of his Cask and there i 3 always the armpit probability that our navy will deltroy Tome part of the armament. Any thing left than 3*" 40,000 men in England would make no impreffson whatever, and we are confident .that the fate which awaits even fuck an advaneed.guard as this, will be furl as not to cleourage any more of our kissers to croft the Aid of Dryer. Major MACKENZit, who has been detained in France as a prifocer along with the other Engbib ever fince the hi caking out of the war, arrived in Town on Wednefday laR. He was one of the Gen. tlemen feat to Fontainbiean, not on their parole of honour, but confined is the molt irregular way, merc y becaufe they were fubjeds of his Britannic Ma jetty. About a fortnight ago Major Mac Kay zse fet off for England by the way of Broads, Antwerp. and Holland. He had an opportunity of teeing the Rate of the preparations for a defeent on England in the different Forts of Holland and handers. He F an dint in every river and upon every canal they are actively employed in the building of boats. In the Seine their chaloupe, cannorsieres are veffels extreme ly flight in their form, about fray feet long, nine feet broad, and about four feet deep in the hold. Thole built in Holland arc aronger and more lea worthy.— In the latter the men would be completely protcaed againa mtaketry•by the height of the fides ; but they are very ill adapted to the finallea grapple. There are a great number indeed on the flocks, but very few ready for lea. In the opinion of Major MAC WV!, the French certainly cannot now hazard an attack upon England. The following are Paid to be the number of Gun. boas, &c. in each of the following ports of France Dunkirk :Oa °Rend iSO Deutogne - Calais so Dieppe, Ircsaatp , and Dlank:eabers - so Dating aad die Writ &habit .1 0 Daft Scheidt, Ooree. Helvoctffuya, and the 160 Mouth of the Made From an authority which may be relied upon we can (late, that about tso vac!: are now building at Rouen, of 6o tons each, to carry ; or 3 twenty-four pounders, and 14 to 3o oars. Each vete% is to have 12 tailors only—the reft are to be lanciftnen. They are deep 'deli, very flat in the bottom, and riling about 4 feet above the water line. The French make no doubt of carrying England when they dill make their grand attack. Basereeas laimfelf is expetted to head the eaterpriae. They labour inceffantly in the building yards to fini(h the requiftte timber of boats ; and they talk of having built 36 vetch of a peoliar eonftrutlion, and of loch a-fize, as to be able to carry so large guns each, to proteit their fleet on its pave to the land V' pronnfi. The whole river at Rotten is reprefented as being covered with the craft intended for our de. firuftion. It gives us much fatisfadion, however, to be gbh; to nate, that the public at large certainly feel no dit may on the profpea of BOn•IPALTeII coming. The rumours ow the fubjeft caufe no trepidation, and have no other effea than any other comfiderable and lau relling affair is ealeidated to produce. Whell the fignals were hoilled. on Wednefday on' the coat of X.st of an wsetnes force being at few,' the drums beat to arms along the soak and at Do ver, Folkawie, Hytbe, and other ewes, the people turned ont with an alacrity that did them much ere dit, to prepare to oppofe the enemy. There was much bale, but no ether Itidd oUdann than the nature of the 'circumnanee regalia; for it would ar gue limpidity or foolhardinds to be insitive at (Deli a meatiest. The Volunteer Artillery and Sea Fen cibles, with as ardour that imam* be too highly cr ushed, and which ferves to thew the determined refit twat that will be oppofed to an invading enemy wbereyer they may appear, repaired immediately to their Amaral alarm polls, and continued in their na tions till eetiiig, when they learnt that Each of the gait hiat‘isiiish bad oscafioned the fignals, as bad cfcaped being driven on aton e had been chafed into Boulosee hay.—We hope the bombardment of yet terday will have defiroyed, the greater part of them. More alarm kerns to have been excited at the Stock Exchange than any where elk, by the bunk of boadities which have marked the three lan day& The 3 per tent& have fallen to yd, and =alum to tot direct's& This, however, is what might be ex paled. It is the buanefs of certain men in that quar ter to excite fluiftuations by every mean in their power'; and the only thing furprifing is, that they have not yet been able to &Iry eariftd, even for half an hour, or to laud so,coo of them:my, and fit them as their march to the Bank. As no particulars are generally known refpefling the injury (attained at Granville, by the attack of Sir J. Smirmaaas on that place, it is with great fatisfac don that we Hate the following cireunallance, which we have received from very refpeßable antbosity : The Meifenges from Granville, who was difpatched so St. Malocs, after the firll attack by Sir J. Sai:MA. au, Paid, that the (hells had fallen among the (hip ping and the gun boats, and had done confiderable inifchief. They bad likewife demolilbed the barracks for the foldiers. A Manager alto came to St. Ma. Ines after the fecond attack, but was forbidden to communicate what damage had been fallaioed : he. however, (bragged sap his (boulders, and Paid, it had been etsalkowst terriltle. Yeas day morning his Majasr; attended by Lord WaLsioloirats,Sir W. PITT, and General Forzaor, took an airing on borfeback in Windfor Great Park. Her blajasry and Princefres Avon's.* and Est. :aura; with their dual attendants, took an airing in a Sociable in the Long Walk. The Prineefs Asstata, attended by Lady STAMINA. and Mifs Yrs, took an airing in a Sociable by Shrubs Hill 'and Virginia Water, and returned lhon after to o'clock. Yellerday being the kink day of the Duchefs of Wiaratesoto, the belk of Windfor were rung, and in the evening their Maiisilas entertained a felea party at the Lodge oa the occafion. Sir TUOMIS C :No is returned from Ireland. A wager, laid by Mr. Jennies. of CitenceSer, that his horfe lhould travel from that town to three miles beyond the Crofs at Glouceller.'and back again (a dillanee of above 46 sow) in Mar hours, was on 'fuefciay decided in favour of Mr. J. the boric per. forming the t*& with great eats is ten minutes under three hours. He went the frit t 7 miles (notwith. Rending the roadu bill mid bad) at about as bog sad fives minute& CORN-3t IRICET. MARX-LONE, stPr. We do not think any article with ns has materia:l . varied in price face Monday. There has been britknefs in the (ales of Wheat, Boiling and Grey Pea' and alfo of Beans, both to-day and on Wednefday.— Oats may be confidered precifely as our la!} (t at ment.—Winter Tarerare particularly heavy in fai Rape Seed is dearer. CURRENT PRICES AS UNDER. Clog. Whea5.53 8 .338 , per. qr. Hog Peas, 4a5. 451. New, alls Floe ditto. giss. 63e. Salem 545. 58s. New. 60 4 , Fi ne Decide ditto, 50. ftoe. earravraySeed su. 56e. per cet Kr, 31r. 34 , . Ncw 465. 30e. Codeoder„ sfte. SOO. Barley, sal. 141. Canal, 765. 781. Malt, 53s 365. White Muftud Seed, to,. t Otte, 111. 261. 3 TS. Brews ditto, . i6e. tlia. Houle Being, 378. 3ta Rape Seed, 361. 371. per hit Tick Bcans,33 Isl. NCW421.34L Winter TereS,Se. 91. per bur 44 Flour, per fatk.Sos. LSI* Americaa Flour, 37s.per bark. INSPeCTORS RITIJRN PROM ursamos, /APT. 28, Wheat, per Load, from 131. Qs. to 151. tos. Barley, per (tuarter, from 11. ss. to :1. Bs. Oats, per Quarter, from ;1. ss. to :1. 111. Beans, per Quarter, from IL 18s. to 21. Peafe, per Quarter, from 21. 6s. to 21. 84' Lail night Mr. Kama Lx again appeared at Covent. ganien in the charaaer of Haslet. He teemed in better fpirits than on the evening when he CR came out, and difplayed more animation and energy. KU MORTI/4/1 in Othelia gained conaderably upon the public. When !lie has acquired little experience we expea to fee her a very intereffing a/frets. Wednefday the Old Renters of Drury-lane They tre attended, agreeably to Advertifement, to receive their arrears. In confequence of the indifpotition of Mr. Puce, the Treafurer, Mr. QaAN*N took the trouble of fupplying his place, and Rated to the Gentlemen, that from tome unforefeen circa:alliances, not known till the preceding day, the Proprietors mail Rill intrude upon their patience. The apology eras well taken.- Lis* IsPla HRUsi.—Yefterday morning when Sir Wtz.siass Bausseir took the chair at the !aft In. dig Houle. to commence the Indigo fele, he informed the Buyers that the Court had come to a refolution the precedipg day, to grant the ufual allowance of draft upon all weigbablego?ds fold by the Company. This declaratioq was ;Waved by repeatcd plaudits from the Buyers. MAMMA or LOAD Mar wt.—Orderer; itton after tvreive o'clock, the Lord blayacsand two new Sheriffs, is their Rate carriages, arrived at where they were met by the Recorder, Chamberlain, and other City Officer& They then proceeded to the church of St. Lawrence Jewry, where Mr. Hy:. coins, the Chaplain to the indent Lord Mayor, preached an appropriate fermon. Ha took his text from the rub chapter pi St. )l i uke, part oCsiae 17th and slith rafts—R. Eva, blogdoev divided vgAft Web brae* be tilmoduk,4 "edt Mule divided velas faXedi. vat v. is if Setae Mk be divided mai* blaifds, keis iha P =in he paid the steam& euhogium on the Lord Mayor's condo& from his being made anAlderman to da the pretest dam of receiving his Majeltykippro tion. ' At the fermon being finifhed, the overture of the organ pinged God Sow she Map from which the pro selrion again proceeded to Guildhall, when the 'Lord Mayor cams upon the hultings, attended by the fol lowing Aldermen ; Meas. Burnett, Le &issue:ea, SRINItill, GLYN, COOMBS, STAIN'S , PIITC/1411L1Pg FLOM% SNITS!, ROWCILOPT, and Lis, the S 4. riffs, &e. dte. The Recorder cane forward, and in a (bort ad drefs informed the Livery that the Lord Mayor bad called them together for the elettion of a Chief Ma giftrate, in which choice he advifed them to be cir. cumfpea, as fevers' refpeaable Gentkmen were to be propoted, two of whom it relied with the livery to return to the Court of Aldermen. The Common Sedeant came forward, on which he read over the names of the four Aldermen that, had ferved as Sheriffs : Jona Piave, Chinn and s Clothworker ; Peres Pe trenasti, Citizen and Cold faith, and newels and Sir J. BLUM& The thew of bands proved in favour of the two former Aldermen, which being returned by the She riff to the Court of Aldermen, they again rdumed their fitting. A declaration was then made that the choice• had fallen on Alderman . who was immediately invalid with the golden Midaofitoneor: Aide:mien Palma then came ftaramrd r and ad. dreffed the Liverrn:n as follows t l• • " Gcsakwasot the Limp—Permit me to •Ifir yam fag ••• =ram Ice the AUtiegailhed hawse pea him Mt lei on ire. by eivaivi ate Chief Megilbila ibe City in tee wadi. . by year were se e Swaim et al animus. it Is toy feetime to be 111101011 at a jirtkvisriy eveathl, whim tie faker am/ prafpirky dile leeiverbes the metre at the wapiti. 0111111•11• S. eel eforise if the intim. nee diressameby a mash r whit a m a r b teeilt illients. set 16. arbok//14 met vary edemas k • Brew& up at Wks etdowidile teem inokellk Coo• Malik mid oil atterhowiet to the bell at Logs. Img le re. weft, M ee: to Want yes. dot Ilia* as WET nolo ptoe their Ina Weeder. as wage a sakes awake, dig 00 6 04 Pt=of abs Ckbakof Leedsk sod kradorket es eft be 7 1 Sia lliVrtaa with the hoportan eel kr evowbi that whir I wlktere w i ta l el l ‘fet the stair, sod loyalty Thick pernie 4.07 d lee peeo. sad ameeg the brass& the Oskar et Leo $ isd tekiefenr. as I Mrs I way. ea the vabwhie aid at Wadi Iron erbefe body yes kwe *Napa two (web this eriedieeen, flore4 rei lbrisidoig kaki the beneerable dot's loweded 0 me, I rdiwldt eiwideep to, omen% w uotiew ry wkb 8 1111e044ne A motion was made hy Mr. Rural, that the thanks of the Common Hall be given to bleffru WeLs* and Asesampea, the late Sheriffs, whole notion in the court, of their offices bad given nui verfal fetish:Alias. and their baying 4161/111 &remelt barnaoity to the prifoners under their ism which was carried namaimonfly„ when another mod= was made, that this be publilled by the Towsasrk. and inferted in all the Paws, which was aillb Norio usisnimouily. After which the two fibeeilfs amok forward, and is neat fpeeches eel:read tbeirveadioefk at any other time to contribute to the welfare tisk City of London and the Public is general. din After which the Lord Mayor pave as e ner to the Lord Mayor Eh" Mtaribt l Z st e i m en • and others of the priseipid City OfiCille to the nu bet of 40. Rs the *aft Haft. • buM Watt trill *nee ecivi Lon war roar fund v ie the : )4:41: pile to at al on t the the ' port on ■ - 4 , 41 C•p Pei and tall •lto the a e sun itrit Ties 33d, Sow , • Paek Raw Th &a t sight Atli, Hui. ♦e&l WI the a lots 4 stoat folios Capt. vas 1 r , I!