Star. — London, England, 1803-12-26 00:00:00

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Rtoa, N•'v. tt —We are much alarmed with a rumour which daily gains more and more credit, that the French Government intend to (but the entry of the Sound againll all Bridal (hips, we fuppefe by playing the fame game with Denmark as they have done with Hanover ; and although it is raid that our Government has refufed its content to fuch a mea lure, it is thought they will proceed in their deflgn, without regarding the opinion of the four Northern Powers interelted in the Baltic Trade meeting with no obartation, the confequences of which may bring on a general war. We, for our part, look on their fcheme as impralticable, and if they attempt it, it will be with a defign of embroiling the (tate of Eu rope more and more, that they may be able to plun der and devallate thole nations who may be forced to take part againft them. We fuppofe you have heard of the Contributions to which they have lately fakir:Eta Luke, Hamburg!), and Bremen." HOLLAND. Bort e arm w. Dac. P9.—l embrace the opportunity of a veffel's failing to•day for England, to give you, agreeable to promife, the belt information in my power.—By tome of the Englifh papers, which I fometimes fee. I perceive there are doubts of the in valion of England. For the fake of your country, I fincerely hope this fentiment does not prevail, fbr it is a great error. Be not deceived by what are termed impoffibilities to encounter on the part of the French, in their attempt at invading you, nor (what you feem to think fo much of at prefent) the circumflance of their not having made any attempt, after fo much boafting. Thew preparations for invading England have never relaxed for a fingle day in this country ; in that way, indeed, they are beyond their promifes. They are as fanguine and as certain of fuccefs (I mean the French) as ever, and you may depend on it the attempt will be made, and in a molt formida ble (lupe. • Their preparations and extraordinary exertions are much beyond the aimate I fometimes fee in the Englith Prints. In the arm • I refided in here, there were no lefs than 107 large boats laid down on their Rocks, on the fief day of Auguft laR. Thefe velfels were every one launched into the water by the firil day of Oaober. Their method is, to complete the wads as high as the water's edge, while oo the flocks, and then launch them, for others to complete while afloat; when they lay a lecond let on the fame Mocks, which fecund at is juR now completed. Dur ing this period they have alto built no lefs than twelve large veffels, like frigates, in the fame place. The utmolt expedition is ufed by the workmen, and as foon as a Terre' istigged, the is filled with necef fary fibres, and immediately forwarded by the canals to one of the places of general rendezvous. Every thing tends to thew that Fluffin will be one of the principal places of rendezvous f or the in• 'siding army t for though the Britith cruisers can prevent vac's entering Boulogne, they cannot touch the hundreds, nay thoufands of Tails that are daily twinning to Flufhing, by means of the canals and n un, from Amflerdam, Ghent, Louvain, Bruges, Malines, Dendermond, Antwerp, Rotterdam, Dort, and twenty other places in the United Provinces. In England you have expelled the Invader from the gay he iffued his threat, not confidering the ne cellity of preparation firß ; and from delay, you be gin to conclude the danger pall —very different is the fentiment here :—We fee that fyllematic and tin sclued exertions have followed determination, and that every day ripens it for execution.—One of the chief requilites, however, for this great expedition, is very terioully felt, namely, failors ; fur it is a faa, that the tailors at this place refufed to take the finifised rails to Flufking. until they bkd obtained a certificate from the Government that they mould not be detained there for the expedition, but thould return to their families, which certificate was indi vidually granted. Every veffcl has one large can- non, and force two or more, on board, with a quan tity of oar-. • Some of t'se ftreet• Is Rotterdam are very large, with male sorting iu the middle. The following ridiculous article is extratted from a Dutch Paper, under the head Hague, Dec. i 6 : When the FIRST CONSUL was at Boulogne, he paired in an risen boat before the Britilh frigates that were firing upon the batteries, and obferved, that the can. sop from the Englills did much injury to the ram parts, while the French guns were unable to reach the &kills weals : he therefore ordered himfelf to be rowed on 'bore, and commanded the artillery-men to pet is a uiple quantity of powder ; he, however, perceived a reluaance in one of theteti to fire, which he attributed to an apprehenfion that the cannon would burst ; the C.ssuL, therefore, with great m o ne r s . (I,fir,l he would (land out of the way, he b ntf.lf ditcharged the gun, and, with the .'r.l loot, eartied sway the bowfprit of as Easlith -,igAtT! !I LONDON. MONDAY, DFCEMBER 26 Si. Sr trueN'A DA Y.—Holiday at the Pah& °Skew PRICE OF STOCKS ON SATURDAY. Bank Stock 1 45 s per Cent. '797. 9cra 3 Per Cent. Rid. s4ffi Long Ann. tsi 15-10 3 per C. ConE (but Omnitun 5} 6 dd. 4 per Cent. net 7 Engllib Tickets s3l. S Per Cam Naertt CooL foe opt. $6 551} As we conjeauved on Saturday the report from Portfmonth, of the French and Batavian fleets being at fea, turns out to have originated in forne millake. It does not even appear that any order had been lent to change the deflination of the Cousac EA AZ. There can be no doubt, however, that the prepa. rations of the enemy, at the prefent moment, efpe cially in the ports of Holland, are fuch as to call for every precaution on our part, that we may not be taken by furprise, and we are happy to find, that a fuitable vigilance and aaivity prevails in every de. partment, as is plain by the orders ilfued at the dd. reran ports and arfenals. The weather has been at times fo very tempelluous of late, that it would not furprize us to bear that our blockading fquadrons had been under the neceffity of feeking (hater in port. Our brave commanders, however, have as yet been able to manage the mat ter otherwife—they fend home fuch individual (hips as (land in need of any thing that cannot be furnith ed where they are. The hiuroraua, of 74 guns, the MAC,, of 74 guns, and the Conivsitoa, alfo of 74 guns, have arrived at Plymouth from Admiral CORNWALLI3% fleet, as has the PLANTAGENET, of 74 guns, at Penzance—the latter with difpatches for government. There, or other veffels to replace them, will, no doubt, proceed again, without lots of time, to join the fleet off Bret. But we are very apprehenfive, that the hurricane of yefierday may have forced fome of our Sips from their Ration. While it kited, however, it was impoffible any fleet from the enemy's ports could put to fea, the wind being too high for any veffel to attempt to get out with, and at the fame:time,from a quarter unfavourable for the enemy. Our Port Letters of this day are of a cornpletlion that leads us to eve& lime difagreeable accounts from the coaft. Had the enemy's flotilla been at lea. it mull have been totally deftroyed. Some more of the enemy's boats have failed from Calais to Boulogne. They were fcen and chaced by Come of our cruisers, but without much effe& PARIS PAPERS. Yefterday we received regular fets,of the French Journals : but as they do not come down later than the 7th inflant, the following are the only articles they prefent worth feleaion. Pants, Dac. 6.—ln confequence of a decifion of government, the names of feveral Englilh merchants at Bourdcaux have been erafed from the lift of pri loners of war. • General Josa, lately appointed by the Filter Cow. sot. to take a command in the expedition againli Eng land, has taken leave of the Minilter of war in order to proceed to the camp at Bruges. Dac. 7.—The flat bottom boats, on board which the chalreurs of the guards manoeuvre, carry from 20 to 24 (cries of rowers: each Series confilis of four fol. diers, two of whom move the oars on the right and two on the left fide, an officer RatAing on a high place, direas the manoeuvres. On his giving a Signal the right file quit their oars, lay bold of their mufkets, charge them with rapidity and fire in an oblique direai on ; on a fecond Signal, the oppofite file go through the fame exercife, and foaa doses the two files perform it firnukaneoufly. The Tad fill proceeds an its courfe, according to the impulfe which has been given to it: when it Slackens, the Soldiers place their mufkets between their legs, and communicate to the boat its former rapidity.— The Officer alfo makes them manoeuvre, and fire in different direaions, to accultom them to take during an engagement that politico which may appear moll favourable. We mentioned on Saturday that orders had been ailed by Government, that neutral veffels &odd not be permitted to enter any of our ports between the Humber and the Downs, Yarmouth roads and the Downs excepted. Oa this fubjeft the following of ficial communication has been made to the Swedith Minifler : 0 Copy of a Letter from Ida Excellency Lord HAWIRSIIORY, one of ids fallailarea Principal Secretaries of State, to his Excel lency Baran Da St itl.ll, his Sandi& 111 'a Envoy Extraordinary at the Court of Great Britain, by him tranftnitted to CIA,/ GRILL, Efl. Lis SWedlal MAJLSIT's Agent General. " I have the honour of informing Too, that, In caokquence of the peculiar eitcumitances of the moment, It has been judged ta. pedirat to Ilse orders, preventing all °sips under Sweilias or other neutral colours, from entering any post or place an the coati be tween the Humber and the Downs, with the exception of Yar mouth Roods and the Downs, to which pliers Our will be fin permitted to rein. I have 101 l no time in enabling you to meakc as cart. communkatbs of the mcafure which the Limo has thought fit to adopt, a► it is his MAJts-res anxious with that the trade of neutral nosiness may be fasjedt to no urinceaTary inspedi. mune or isbcouveuicuce. I have the &moor to be, 11/4c. NAVVIEFSIVIT The Ruffian and Dmifls AmbafT.i.tort have re. ccivcd finiilAr communications. CORY .iffRABT, MARK--LANE, MC. 26. The fapply of Wheat for this day's market is but Mort,. and having but few buyers, trade in general is dull, and lag prices are fearcely obtained for this article; alfo but little Barley arrived-that and Malt arc at f:nall alteration—Boilers a trifle lower—Beans and Grey Peas keep up their prices—There are fcve• ral foreign cargoes of Oats come in. They appear taken off nearly as laft week—Terms of Flour as our lall. GENERAL CURRENCY AS UNDER: Wheat. 384. 4 cs• S 6 st pr qr. IBID. Fine Ditto. 37 5 . 38t. Rape Seed, 33L to 381. per left Rye, 291. 355. Carraway Sted,33s. 37c6d. ewt. Barley: um. 261. Coriander, ns. 16s. cwt. Malt, 521. 41. Canary, 60s. 61> cwt. Baden. 44 , 5 0 1. Pearls 525. White Muflard, 75. to stabnik. Grey Peas 401.,µ5. Brown ditto, Its. to ssa. Beans, 33 1 .4 0 1. Tares, ss. to 71. Tick Ditto 325. 355. Oats, aos. 226. 1411. Poland ditto, 255. 26a. Fine Flour, 45L Sa. per fuck &mods 4 0 d. 4.51. riots Tit LONDON OAitTTi, SATURDAY, DtC• 24. Average Pries of Corn In England and Wales, ons the returns ending the i7th of December, "803. Wheat. I Rye. I Barley. I Oats. Veinal Peer. s. d. a d. s. d. •d. s. d. s. d. 33 8 35 23 4 22 38 41 8 The average Price of Sugar, computed from the Returns made In the week ending December at,iS 445• od. per hundred weight. COUNTRY MARKETS. •LIC!S OP GRAIN, AT TIP fOLLOWIPtO MAIIRZTII. BAbistosr•as.—What 303 od to 57s od pa Quarter. Birk, an od tO 245 6d I Beans 37$ od to sas od Ow 2011 Od to 251 od Pelda oos sod to sos od Mstuessuzato.—Wheat 421 6d to 6os od per quarter. Barley 2111 6d to ass od I Beans 395 ad to 122 ad Oats ass od to aBs od Pate 39s od to sts a Nitrous r.—Wheat, 375. od. to 60a. od. per Quarter. Barley 20$ ad tO 235 od Beans 361 od to 39s od Oats 2011 od to 23$ 6d I Peale 28s od to 34s od ilantar.—Wbeat sos od to 6os od per Quarter. Barley sas od to 24s 6.1 I Beans 32s ad to sol od Oats tos od to 23$ od Pare 36s od to sts old Ra•otsco.—Wheat sas.od. to 6os. ad. per Qua rter. Barley 211 6d to 241 6d I Beans 32s to 382 6d Oats nos od to ass 6d Peak 35s od to 315 od At Warmialler market, on Saturday Ink the prices of Corn were as follow : Wheat, al. Bs. to sl. las. per quarter; Barley, rl. 3s. to IL 45.; Oats, tl. to tl. as. ; Beans, 21. os. to al. 4.1. The Gazette of Saturday contains two Orders in Council, dated the atft December, the one prohibit ing the exportation, and allowing the importation of provifions from and into this country till the zsth March, 18°3 ; the other conflituting la Valette, in the ifland of Malta, a free port, upon the fame foot. ing and conditions as Gibraltar, and to be fo confi fidered until fix months after the figning of a defini tive treaty of peace. We are lorry to hear that Lieut. HANCHETT, and his .wo officers, who fo bravely defended l,is veffel ag..infl the enemy's troops for fome days, while fhe was on Ihore, hare been retaken, after having made their efcape from Zierkzee, and fent back in irons to Valer.ciennei. Captain SINCLAIR arrived on Saturday morning from C , pe Coaft Cagle, on the Coaft of Africa, with difpatches for the African Company. All was well then. The garrifon confills of 6o white, and about 500 well difciplined blacks. Saturday a frnall packet of letters was received at the Poll Office from Malta, but are not of fo late a date as thole which reached town a week fince. At an aff:mbly of Protetlant DilTenting Miniftas• held at Shepton Mallet ' the sath ult. an important queftion was laid before them, peculiarly intereaing to the religious public—" Whether defentive War be flrialy conuflent with ?" which was ttnanimoufly decided in the affirmative. It was fur ther refolved. That with every fentiment of Loyalty and Patriotifm, felt by the Minifiers prefent, that it is incumbent on them to recommend to their refpec live congregations, cautionfly to avoid the profana tion of the Sabbath while learning the u:e of arms for the defence of their country, by availing them felves of an as recently made for that purpofe. Lady Etc im lately repaired to Paris, by invitation of the French Government, under a promife that on her arrival there, a paffport would be granted to enable her to return to England. On her journey the was robbed of every article of value the and, to aggravate her misfortunes, when the preterit. ed herfelf to the French Minifter, the was informed that the Government had altered their determine lion, and were refolved that no paftport (bout& be allowed her. After receiving this brutal treatment, her Ladyfhip fa out on her return to the Pyrenees, where Ile is now confined with her noble hufband. Saturday laft the remains of Lady C. Tvirron were interred with great funeral pomp in the family vault at Rainham, in Kent. The funeral proceffion was met at Dartford by the family and domellics of the Earl of Truancy, who followed the cavalcade to the place of interment. The noble Earl gets by the death of Lady Cmaa. Lorca, his aunt, ao,cool. The houfe, furniture, &c. in Seymour Place, are willed to Mrs. LL, an old and intimate friend of her late Ladyfhip. The remainder of her fortune devolves to Lady Ca ROLM' BARM•I4, Lord THANIT'S filter, but fubjed to various legacies. Fire Beacons have been eftablillied at the follow ing places, in the Wefiern Ditlria, on the tiring of which the Forces are to :amble at the places of rendezvous: COILNWALL. --- - - - Pew:knobs. ilentburro, Dear St. A teals. Chapel Calm Bray, St. Burian, Caftle Deer, near Fowey. near Penzance. Kitt Hill, near Callington. Godolphin Hilh, near Hellion*. Padderbery Top, nrar LAlkeard. Statue's, near Hell rd. Maker Heights. near Plymouth. St. Erin, near Tram o 'bridge, so the Rate Or arrl tittle Hakkal,sear Tele mnu &methane. Heights, nt at Mot- Ratko Top, near Thorvenon. Mob WithycontLe !Mk Woodbury Weltaland Beacon, near Tot • Common. nets. Dorndown, neat _ Honiton 110111tallIT. C.Plene Reek, La railer Clark near Derrew- Taunton. e,{4t • Tile Chrißmas horfe fair at York on Monday, was uncommonly well attended. A number of good horfes were offered for tile, and molt of them fold at high prices. The Tavißock Volunteers marched on Saturday morning from 'Plymouth dock to Tail flock, having tinifhed their three weeks duty; they were relieved by the Volunteers of Dock. Db'lii.lA; DEC. 22. In confcquence of a chimney falling, the flerrs o: an old houie in Crane•lane, inhabited by * nurubcr of poor perfons, were all borne down, and we fear fcvc. cal lives loft. A man and a boy are afcertained to have been killed, and the ruins are now removing in further harch. At a Privy Council held by his Exclitsi:cr, na Tuefday lall, a proclamation was ordered to be in. ed. offering a reward of 5001. each for the appiz. henfion of Thomas Wylde and John Mahon. In a former Proclamation tool. reward for each of them bad been ofered. but the atrocious outrage at BA. lycommon. in which Capt. Doocsou was murdered. has been the caufe of the extra reward. Yefterday, the Right Hon. the Lott) MAYOR call. ed upon Major Sias, at the Calle, in is coach, taking the Major along with him, proceeded to the houfe of one Conolly, a printer, in Bride.ltreet, where they feized a great number of copies of a book en. titled, "The Life of Bonaparte ;" alio, the types fit f or p r io , ing it. They committed the printer to pt:. .• JOY SIR& then taking direaion from the Loan MAYOR, and accompanied by Plaice BILL, went to the houfe of B. Smith, Mary•ittret, where they feized a parcel of the fame book ; they a!fo went to ---- Croft, and another printer, Bridge. Meet, where they foend and feized many more.— The printers were all fent to prifon. CAPTAIN DODOSON. The death of that gallant officer, Capt. Donesos, is a fubjed of general lamentation in the regiment to which he belonged, as well at arnonglt all thole who had the happinefs ofhis acquaintance, from the many am:able qualities which adorned his charaEter, and the intrinfic worth and probity of his nature. The following letter addreffed to Major SINS, by Captain Li:worm:is, of Mount Lutes, who commands a yeomanry corps in that neighbourhood, and whole zeal and aflivity for the maintenance of public tran quility are highly meritorious, conveys the melan choly Intelligence of that event : " Dear Str—ln confequence of your informations. I fearched the gaol of Philipftewn on Friday, and alto another houfe in the town. where I thought it not unlikely that Wylde and Mahon alight be con cealed, but did not meet them there; I then thought it probable that they might be in a houfe at Bally.. common, within two miles of Philipflown. which the Gaoler of Philipftown had lately taken; and on confulting Captain DODGSON, of the 4th dragoon guards, and Lieutenant SHERLOCK, of my yeoman troop, we thought the moll likely way of taking them would be by furprize, and in confequence we three went there a little after eleven o'clock, A. M. and juft as we got there the door was Phut on us, and I fent off Lieutenant SMIDLOCIC for a detachment of the yeomanry. Captain Douosoa and I determined; to watch till the guard came up. and in confequence took poll on the flank of the houfe, from whence we were immediately obliged to retire. The houfe hay. ing a parapet wall all round it, the perfons within threw down hones and flags on us, and on our retir. ing from the houfe, we law two men looking over the parapet wall, one with a blunderbufs, the other with pillols or other arms. A toot was fired at Cap. rain DODGION, which unfortunately killed him; two more were fired at me, by one of which I was !light ly wounded. Captain Dortasom fired one toot, and I fired three, but I am lorry to fay, without effect; and by the Captain's unfortunate death and my' wound, the villains made their efcape. The Gaoler Phffipfiown and his wife are in confinement. The honk the villains were in is an uncommon (iron one, and I underhand fine, that a report was in the country that fame deferters harboured there, which put them on their guard, and, that being the cafe s nothing but cannon could diflodge them. They left behind them in the Mule a pound of powder, and near fix pounds of ball. I had parties of military out immediately after theni, but the bogs being fo clofe to the hook and fo extenfive, they have hither to eluded our (earth, though I am fill ip hopes they , may be taken, as I think they have not left the country : they took their aims with them. Major Mows has the yeomanry Rill out in every dircEttoa in (cards of them. I remain, dear Sir, • Yours, molt faithfully, JONI. LONG FIZ L(S." N Mount Lucas, Dec 17. Captain Seorriswoon, who fo gallantly defended the Lord Nelfon Eaf Indiaman, retires from the fee, vice. He is fuccceded in the command of that (hip by Captain WEMYSS ORILOCK. formerly of the Role. Saturday morning, about eight o'clock, died, Mr. Spas cut. of the GAI rick's Head Tavern, Bow-dreet, Corent•Garden. After eating a hearty breakfalt, he had got into a hackney coach, for the purpofe of driv. ing to Piccadilly, to proceed thence in the Rage to Bracknell, in Berkfhire, to fetch home Mrs.Spaacea. who was there on a lint. On the coachman's open. ing the door at the White Horfe Cellar, he perceived Mr. S. motionlefs, and to all appearance dead. His perfon not being recognized by any body on the (pot, he was immediately taken to the Worklioufe in Mount-lireet, Grufvenor.fquare, where medical al:- finance was called in, but without effete. It is flip. poled his death was occafioned by an apopleflic fit. A relation of the family let off immediately to ac. quaint Mrs. S. of the melancholy event. Mr. Seas caa was formerly celebrated as the Harlequin of Drury Lane Theatre, and his bottle was frequented by all the profeffors and amateurs of the drama. The following are the totals of a General Bill of all the Chrinenings and Burials, from December 14. itos. to December ty. illoy ; according to the Re port made to the Ring's Molt Excellent Majefty, by the Company of Parilli Clerks of London, lee. a:Mewed is the py Fadden Muds, the With ts 79. Beefed 13,5. Chrittened in the I 7 Paddies without the Wall 4777. Belied 061 Cheiftened in Middh 6r: and Foamy tacos. Buried poss. Chrateoed le the City and Libman of WA:Walter soap Buried Ss 77. Cfritkoed Mai " " 0 1 Female, la sopl3 11 Females ,69 Buried Maki y py•3r w iss IS trued have died Under two vests of ego 5355 I key and eighty Bawer, two and hvc son Mislay and ninety Five and ten no Marty and a hundred Tea sad twenty 53e A Modred Tw-rty and the.-ty mg A handed sad one Thirty and forty sots A hundred sod two Forty and fifty saes handeod and km Fifty aid fi ery 5 3 44 A Modred and slakes Slaty and (treaty *sic A held end sod twenty Lao redid la the lanais We year 20). sor 64 'li fl .5. 'I