Star. — London, England, 1803-10-13 00:00:00

LONDON. TilL - RSDAY, OCTOBER E 3. ewer OF snit *KS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK& 3 per Crux. Reduced S If 1 1. 3 per Cent C maids. lot nosicy.3:ll S 3• Ditto. for Nov. aec t3f. 4 per Cent Cent' 66+1 Oatnluto sof I+ tlit PRICE OF STOCI Sant Stock t3III 139 ez.div. 3 per Cent. Red. it+ Ss+ 3 rt. C. Conf. so+ 531 per Cent. 66+ $ pa Cent. Ann. Ss +++ I.hten, z 797, 874$$ Long Ann. ts+ $ per C. Sii 86. :s YESTERDAY : India Stock 160 164 India Bonds 2.5. dif. Etch=q• Bills is 35. dit Ontniort 91 4 dif. Lottery pickets 171. XL Cord. fur acc.33it A variety of reports have been in circulation for Come days pall refpetling the period when t! threatened invalion is to take place, and the Rate < f the preparations now making by the enemy on dif ferent ports of the coaai for the purpofe of carrying this useafare into effea. Without pretending to enter into an examination of thee rumours, many of which welt on little foundation, we can confidently Rate, that advice. were this day received in town from a moll terpeaable quarter, that the troops forming the divi. &a at the invading army, affembled in the neigh. bourhood of (Mend, are now aftually embarkerj ; that thi ammunition and artillery floret are on board the boats, and ready to fail ; and that they are only waiting for orders to proceed to fea ! We learn alfo from the fame fource, that the ene. my have of late been fe much haraffed and annoyed by our cruizers, and the attacks made on their fea-ports, that they are conarnaing furnaces along !bore at their different batteries for the purpofe of heating Slot, under the vain idea that their red hot balls will prevent our brave tars from approaching their coatis or bombarding their fiat-bottomed boats. We have not for tome days been able to learn any thing certain refpefiing the divifion of boats at Bou logne, but if there be no miftake in the above intel ligence from °fiend, we may prefume they are in Come ftate of forwardnefs, as we can hardly imagine one divifion would prepare for failing without the others being nearly ready to (wood its operations.— The embarking of troops at Oftend may, however, be merely a manceuvre to excite an unneceffary alarm on our coati, or to miflead and turn our attention to one quarter, while the enemy is executing tome pro le& in another. A few days will determine the point. In the mean time we have to announce that our cruizers and bombs have received a complete (apply of ammunition and Qores, and are again in a fate of readinefs to anno the enemy. Indeed feveral of them have already tailed from Deal, viz. The You man of war, of 6. guns, Capt. Millman the Claes frigate, of a>e guns, Capt. FISLDING the Meaux fieop of war, of 16 guns, Captain BIONTON the Ez►Loxtop bomb, Captain PAUL; and the bomb, Capt. BIM/CHAMP I and feveral others are fpeedily a:paled to put to fea. From fbme eircumllances, however, which have come to our knowledge, we are *lined to believe, that for the prefent all ideas of any frith bombard ment of the enemy's ports are given up s and that on account of the bad weather which may now be ex pelled, our naval operations will be confined to the de fenfive, that the fleet may be kept in perfea readinefs to oppofe the enemy's flotilla in the mid channel when apprized of its departure from the French coaft. It would be an unfortunate circumftance, if by • bombardment of the French ports our veffels fhould be expofed to the danger of not being able, from their ammunitilm being expended, or any other canfe, to face the enemy's flotilla at the time when it might dance to put to tea. A Proclamation has been ligned by the Kano for the meeting of Parliament on Tuefday the /ad of November. His MAJESTY in Council has likewife ordered a Proclamation to be iffued, requiring all Aliens permitted to remain in this country to regiller their places of abode with perfons authorifed to that Her MAIM!' has appointed Mrs. hIeWeoLT one of her Bed-chamber Women, in the room of Mrs. Xia unite ILL, &ceded. In confequence of the promotion of Mr. Juniee Downes to the Chief Jußicerbip of Ireland, a new arrangement takes place in the law department.— Mr. Baron Dat.• goes into the King's Bench, and will be fucceeded by the Solicitor-General, M'Ci.a- LAND. Mt. PLUNIIIT is to be the new Solicitor-Ge- The Marquis of Anticosti, we are happy to learn, is much better. The Duchefs of Davonsants left town yeßerday on a sifit to the C.ounteh of Bassoßonan, at Roe bampton. The Hen. Colonel Lassa is wind in town front flcntland. Major Central the Hon. ROSARY TAYLOR left *4WD yelterday for Ireland, where he is to take the coasnotod of a Jithi& A PruLan Gent Jensen. now in this country, who was in Hanover at the time the Hanoverian troops capitulated, and who was p►efent when they 6kd off after laying dove their arms, hates that Vie Hann• .e,ian Band. on that ecceeion, played G. God lave the King," in (itch a pathetic Ilyk, that the fp:fla ws Gadd not help (bedding tears. READING SCHOOL MEETING WILL BE HELD at the READING, as MONDAY, OCI ODER the Dinner at Ital . paft t hree. the Rev. ARTHUR LOVE DAY./ The Rev. THOMAS HOWARD, "'sward.' Sr. VAMPS. Yenerday, about half pail twelve o'clock, his MA- Ern , arrived at St. James's Palace from Windihr, to hold a Levee, which commenced at one o'clock, and was attended by their Royal Highneffes the D.skes of CI.ARIINCI and CAMBIUM:3T, their Eyed. lencies the Pandit, Prafian, Saxon, Wirtembergian, Spanith, Imperial,American,Neapolitan,Portugnefe, and Sardinian Ambafradors ; the Archhithop of Caw• TUMMY, the LORD CHANCELLOR, the CHANCELLOR of the Excattlysit, the Secretaties of State, the Treafurer of the Navy, the Attorney General, the Advocate General, the Lord Mayor, the Sheriff,' of London. There were alfo prefeat— - Marquis Sallibury. Earts—A V inciackHarrlngton, Sandwich, Camden, Uxbridge, Malmetbaul• Vi(counts...Hood, Dungannon. Lards..Hotham, Hawkdbury, Chetwyn, Ratiftmk, Blantyre, Haab&ld, Mahon. _ Baron Hompefeh. Sirs—P. Hales. H. Popham, A. Welch, R. Toed, W. Leighton, J. Nichols, C. R. Boughton. Generals—Manners, Bs'four, Edmondfnn, Dundas, Wilford, Cafcoyne, Bromfield, Leak, Manners, Floyd, Hookeney. Colonels —Calvert, Vanfittart, Cotton, Rainie, Fitzroy, Coburn, Boodle, Er&Me, Beaumont, Jenkinfon, M'Kenzie, Phillimore. Majors—Dalrel, Stewart, M.Cumbe, Campbell, Allen. Captains—Manners, Sutton, Hartwell, jenk info'', Chambers, Wodelosufe, Cambers, Bryan, Trapaud, Ponfonby. Mefficuro—Stanhope, Ault, Yorke, Addington, Brook Watfon, Bradyll. Pole, A. Paget, Reynolds, Hayes, Fawkener, Shaw, Knox, Percival, Tierney. Among the pretentations were— Lord BEA NTYRE, MI hi► arrival from Egypt ; his Lordthip ae companied the Mameluke Chief. MB Bey. to England; his Ex cellency was not prefent at the Levee, as meant. The Hon. TVOMAS Easttxa,on his being appointed Colood of the Law Affociation. Lord VirCOUllt Do NCAN MON, on being appointed Colonel of the Man-La-bonne Volunteer Corps. Lord Cnt TWY N. on bring appointed Colonel of the Duke of Glouceftcr's Corps. Sir RICNAIID Fo an, on his being appointed Captain to the Pim lico Volunteer Corps. Colonel COTTON, Captains CZAINIZILS. and B by Col. Dalrymple, on their appointments in the Teddington Corps, com manded by his Royal Weiner. the Duke of Clarence. . .. ColonelsPo3l.l.lloolllt and MlCarrzre, and Capt. PONSONIT, on their appeiatmenu in the Mary-la-bonne Adixiation. Majors M TOMBS 1111.ZZL, and ST CV ART .on their appoint ments, by General Leak. Alderman Sa•w and Sir Was. Leto ETON, the new Sheriffs 0( London, by the Lord Mayor. Lieutenant COlCald JIN[INSOW Infpoiling Held Oilleerot the London Diftriet, by the Earl of H arrington. Oeneral Hooaanav, by Lord HeatidiekL Captain BITAW. of the Mary-la-bonne Allociation. by Coon- Wanner Hartwell. Major A ,by General Floyd. C.edood Bianca, by the Lord in Wafting. Major Con , by at. Tr:inTILAPAUD,Of the Mary-la-bonne Aliodadon, by ditto. Levee doled loon after two o'clock, when his Maytrry held a Privy Council, at which the Rt. Hon. C Yogic' prefided, in the room of the Duke of Poarimen, who was prevented from at tending through indifpotition. It fat a conliderable time, after which his Mai !STY gave private audiences to the Marquis of SALISBURY, Mr. ADDINGTON, Mr. YOILICI, and Lord HAWICHIORT. At half pat four his MA] wry left the Palace for Kew, where the ROYAL FAMILY will remain till Sa turday. His Royal Highnefs the Duke of Ciaalima was to have prefented the Officers belonging to the reddingtost Affociation, but was prevented by his uniform sot being completely finiffied. The report that the Mameluke Chief was to be at Court, attrafted revere' hundred perfons to St. James's ; and the ave nues leading to the Palace were fo extremely thronged that it was with great difficulty the officers could keep the paffages clear. The Corps in the Metropolis are to go to the dif ferent churches on the Fan Day. in full uniform. The Duke of Gaarrom's noble manfion in Pic cadilly, which has long been ranked among the firft for fituation and acquirements, is now undergoing many improvements, preparatory to the return of that diftinguithed fa mily from Eullon-halL The races at Deal yefterday, were exceedingly gay ; and Lower-greet was all in an uproar with children, being fair day: Much is Paid by our enemy about the manner in which they mean to partition out this lasi Houten had Each fanguine calk builders in his eye. whenbe faid— • Te kcaeda marmots • Loam fib Iplio hums. etfitriani • lawasr, ftmls doom" We troll their Awe in the fail, will be enaly what they majors. The performers, and others, belon&ing to Drury lane Theatre, arc about to be formed into an armed laudation. They were drilled yefterday for the firft time. The Twickenham Volunteers appeared in their full uniform, for the MI time, on Sunday laft ; and being an excellent body of men, made a very fine appearance. They marched from the parade to Church, where a molt imprellive fermon was preached on the occafion by Dr. CAMBRIDGE. The Subfcription• already advertifed, for clothing the Volunteers of the county of Monmouth, amount to 56871. The Royal 1-Torfe-Guards, Blue, will march to Canterbury to.morrow and next day. Fifty of the Weft Middlefex Militia marched into Sheernefs on Saturday, to affift in completing the re pairs of the fortifications, before the bad weather Pets in. The Corporation of Derry gave a fumptuous din ner on Thuifdayfennight to the new Bifhop of that See, at which the Field Officers of the Garrifon and the Clergy were among the vifitors. After dinner his Lottlfhip was prefented with the Freedom of the City. When the military fpellacle of The Camp was &ft performed at Drury lane Theatre it was remarkable for introducing to the town in one feene what were denominated the three Graces—Mifs FARM, Mrs. Captoott, and Mrs. !tritium:Pc Many perfons at the time imputed the piece to the pen of Mt. 'Fiesta. • Cove pit GA a n.—Laft night, after a repetition of the comedy of The Preverd 110emiel, in which Mils Aft/piton appeared much more at cafe in Lay Teeitnag than i.n her &ft reprefentation of the chareler, the malcal farce of The AOKI was brought forward, Mill Moat :Kill being the Leesera, a part in which fhe lung and aged greatly to the fa titfaSion of a numerous and elegant audience.- - litrocnau is a very excellent Nov. PlirE• MEM It mull give much pleafure to every well•wifher to his country to be informed, that the meafure which we have frequently recommended of forming Corps of Volunteer Pike• Men is likely to become very ge neral. Indeed, when it is recolleded, that his Royal Highnefs the PRINCE of WALES has fet the laudable example, as we limed in our Paper of Wednefday fennight, by railing a Corps of moo men in Corn- wall, to be armed with and trained to the ufe of the Pike, it would be furprifing if our Nobility and Gen try, now that the regular armed corps are completed, fhould not adopt this mean of increafing our national force. Ou this fobjeft, we hope, the article which appear. ed in the STAR of Saturday lafi, by an Old aoldier, would be read with that attention which it well me rited from all who have power and influence to give a dire/lion to the moral and phytical energies of free people, determined to defend the envied privi leges handed down to them by their forefathers, and to bequeath the fame blangs to their children. In fome daily Papers we have feen long, and, we think, ill-timed arguments on the neceßity of giving no quarter to the invaders when vanquilhed. From a queftion of this nature, all metaphyfical fubtletics ought to be entirely excluded, as it is too important a one to be trifled with—it will then reduce itfelf to a very little compel's. Taking the queftion in the ab. haft, it would not be difficult to fhew, that in no cafe whatever is it a mercy to humanity to give quar ter to invaders ; but it could be as eafily demon ftrated that every war is invalion—for ;revery nation fhould keep its armies within its own territories, there could be no fuch thing as war. Where have our own armies been fighting for more than a century pall? Where, according to the arguments which have been advanced by fome, on the prcfent occafion, they ought. when vanquifhed, to have been all put to the fword. Common fenfe muff blunt at the logic which would juftify our doing to others what we would not they fhould do to us.—A change merely in the fast of at ion cannot alter the ellablithed laws of war! We know, however, that fame have lent too ready an ear to a recommendation, which if carried into effed would tarnith our national charader ; and we know that this has arifen from a defeft of intelle& which has led them to fear that even the prifisters may be able to vanquith the country. To argue with fuch men would be a wage of time; but fometbing elle may be done to lull thefe apprehenfions which would brutalife them. Arm the whole macs of the people with pikes ! Could unarmed prifoners, even if they lhould break from confinement, create any uneafinefs among the people fo armed ? Befides, the whole population would thus become an Army of Referve, and thoufands conld be called into the field at any time, in any quarter, in the courfe of a few hours. On Friday, the bra divifion of the 6v it Regiment of Foot, arrived at Newcaftle from Durham, on their road to Berwick•upon-Tweed. Yellerday morning the 48th Regiment of Foot patted through London from Manchefter, on their route to Horiham Barracks. Yefterday morning a detachment from the Brigade of Guards, under the command of Colonel FuLuta, marched to Uxbridge, to efeort aso French priers to Norman Crofs, Lincolnthire. The Difi Volunteers have received orders tolold themfelves in readinefs to march to London, on the firft notice of aftual invafion. The feveral military corps throughout Cornwall have received orders to hold themfelves in readinefs to march immediately no the appearance of the enemy on the coat. The South Devon militia, with the Falmouth, Penrhyn, and Truro Volunteers, amounting together to row men, are to join the garrifon at Pendennis. Yefterday morning the frigates the VISTAL, Hs. anise, lan, and Urrirs, intended for Block Ships, failed from Woolwich and Deptford to their place of dellination at the Lower Hope, to guard the en trance of the River Thames. The Trinity honk Co lours *ere flying cn board each flip. Previous to their departure, boo of the Trinity.houfe Volunteer Fencibles arrived from the different quays, where they muftered and embarked to take their proper Rations on board their refpetlive (kips. Both fides of the River were lined with people to fee them. The (loops at Deptford and Woolwich, received orders yeflerday to proceed to the Nore immedi ately. At eight o'clock en Friday evening the different fire beacons on the Eaft Riding cosh of Yorkfisire, were lighted up on the fignal of the firing of a gun at Spurn Point, to afcertain whether or not they could communicate with each other, and in puffs ance of an order of a meeting of Lieutenancy held at Beverley. on Thurfday fe'nnight. Several of thelights on the Holdernefs clan, and silo the one at Bainton, were clearly difcernable from Hull ; and it is under. flood the objc.l was completely anfwe►ed. On the kith inft. at twelve o'clock at noon, the flags were hoifled at the proper flattens in the vici nity of Whitby, and at eight in the evening the fire beacons were lighted. It appears that the fignals were communicated from Spurn Point to Whitby, a distance of sty miles, in eleven minutes. A letter from Folkilone Rates, that on the fog• geßion of Captain Ricers, who commands the Sea Fencibles at that place, feveral fishing boots with so men in each, provided with firm's, are to be Ra tioned during the night off that part of the coal., and parties •f the inhabitants to patrole both beaches. They alto are to be provided with fignals, which, is cafe of difeovesing the enemy, are to be made to a guard Rationed at a furze beacon near the town, and in fight of the beacon at the camp under Grae ral Moose. VOLUNTEER CORPS. The %Mitcham Volunteers have had a firing day, and acquitted themfelves extremely well. In confequence of letters received from Lord Douaxas, by Lieutenant Colonels MILNE ynd RID. poen, informing them. that their offer to raire two Volunteer Corps in Dundee, had been accepted of by Government, the men were latt week muttered in the ward. The Volunteer force for the county of Ayr, amounts to x6O men, being fax times the amount o. the Militia, the number to which they are reitriaed. The Volunteers of the parini of Sculcoates a: : henceforth to be joined with the Corps of Hull Vo. lunteers, under the command of Colonel Macau., for military purpofes. The Cupar Fife Volunteers have made offer of their fervices to any part of Great Britain, in the event of invalion. On Thurfday laR, the Berwickfhire Yeomanry Ca. valry, commanded by Major Bucian, and the Eagle Troop, by Captain SPOTTISWOODS, marched into quarters at Berwick-upon-Tweed, for s fortnight's exercife. Lord OSSILILTOWPS and Sir CALlttlaii H•C. casasros's trocps are elf° upeaed there. The Royal Mid Lothian Cavalry are going Into quarters, for eight days, at Muffelburgh, on the ath of this month, being the fecond time this fcafon. There is a corps railed at Shrew(bury, called the Royal Shrewfbury School Corps," confifling en tirely of the youths belonging to the Free Grammar School. Their colours were la& week delivered to them with great folemnity ;—and there can be no doubt but they will prove an ample match for the Polytechnic lads of PAris, if they dare to came here. Major-General Cow I s.t. within& to fee the effete of the feveral batteries p laced for the defence of Falmouth, on Thorfday morning laf ordered the companies of the Pendennis Artillery Volunteers (embarked in fea boats provided for that purpofe, under the direaion of the Captains of the Sea Fea. cibles), to take poleffion of the batteries at St. Mawe s Cattle and St. Anthony Point, whilft the re. retaining companies manned the guns at Pendennis Cattle. About half after ten a crofs fire began from all the points at marks previonfly moored is different parts of the entrance of the harbour, the effea of which was very interefling. His Majetty's !loop Saarsowst, and a gun-boat from his May. jefty's iltip Vac Taoist, unexpeaedly kilned in the firing, and added much to the Scene. Their places would, however, is the event of real ferries, be bet, tee occupied by a flip of war. The predate was in general very coerce, particularly front fit. Anthony and CmbQuay, and gave fatisfaaiee to a gets num. her of fpeaators. Fart of the South D evon a 4 meat were fkirminting the whole time i n th ee boerbood of Swan Poole, whence they Mr the glacis of Pendennis Cattle. The Volunteer Infantry of Yuma* annadeg to upwards of soo n en in a •ery great AM of for. vrardnefs: they were to take the oath of allegiance► this day. The batteries are all in egeellent repels; and the Barracks will be complete in a few days, as 4 when Wised they will contain upwards of ;QM ill , fumy. This morning about ten o'clock, the Royal Regi- ment of Weiminaer Volunteers Mattered at tit* parade ground in the King's Mews, from which they marched with a band of um& and colours flying to Hyde Park. whs., they were hipeded by the Right Hon. the Earl of HARIMIGTOII. A datashmest if the St. James's Carps kept the ground for them. Tie morning being favourable, a great crowd of fras. tors affemble& to fee the maneuvering which this fuss regiment went through in a inafterly ilyk, and to the entire retitle/lion of the noble Perfonage, and the General Officers by whom they were infpe&ed. At about half pa& fir yelerday morning the Bilhopfgate Corps marched of to the Ent India Company's field. to have a field day. The Third Regiment of the Honourable Company's Vobeseers arrived on the ground at about half pa& eight. The Bilhopfgate then returned. The Prince of Waist'. Loyal Volunteers had s grand field day in the Gross Park. They wit through their differenf evolutions in antra refe4a• ble meaner. and returned to the King's Mews mdse moR foldierly manner, where they were dienifed fee the day. Yellerday morningtbe sd Regiment of Loyal Iq• don Volunteers, commanded by Colonel Kenstio- Tow, ranliered at their bead-quarters (Bridewell) at eight o'clock, i* drill drefs, and proceeded from thence to the Eall-India Company's field, where they went through their manual and platoon 'service, sad site firiag. The Stb regiment of Loyal London Volunteers, from the wankel' Broad-fbvet,Cripplegate,Bafintaw, and Coleman-ftreet, with HIM IT CAM MI ischEfq.Liee tenant-colonel commandant at their heads touched front Mnor6elds at about eight o'clock. They pro- eroded from thence to Wessoutensv's, Highboey Bars, and had a grand field-day npon the bowling. green at the rear of the honk. They went through rte manual in the moll corral messier. and fired a few mends, when they were ordered to Rand at saki they then. by order of their Colonel, piled their arms, and went into the barn to breakfaii. Is *boot three quarters of an bout they bad finilled their bred fail. returned to their arms, end were drawn up it companies. There were about boo pretest. The Coii lonel then acquainted tech Gentlemen * had calmly urgent boGnefs which required their pl'utia!" 6 in town, that they might but at the fame time he withdraw to mead it re4onled that as 1 10 / as poffible might remain in the field. Very few ill' deed withdrew. and the great bolk of the Corr edoitinued until twelve o'clock. performing the ea' tercet stanauvres of a review, which they did great regularity. From that time till half th paß ey pratfited firing in its differeot clefts, and eluded, as ufuai, with the grand (alum Mr. Jae Beasow, their Adjutant, gate the word of in a very chaise and audible mew marched in the 11304 orderly tease* back to MOP fields, and were difenifed at hag i ii Another corps of Land* Volimusert and i at tachmcnt from the Ealk lesteiCompney's Valenta' pradifed firing at a ao dal mbar Idea gate- The H Complioarq cller WS. la comowsly esperu. Ca; belc aft, srat • ith ► :c;