Star.
London, England, 1808-03-07 00:00:00

TO CORRESPONDENTS.

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favours.

MONDAY, •MARCH 7. •
PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Consols, mono„ 631 64--• tor April acc. 6-il'l—Roduced shut
Ornnium, 3l—Excheeitser Bills, par.
PRICE OF STOCKS ON SATURDAY.
9 per Cent. Red. shut Tmp.•3 per C. 691
3 per Cunt. Cons. 63i 64!64 Imp. Ann. 13-16ths
4 per Cent. shut Ex. Bills, Is. dis. Si. pr.
5 per Cent. 97.3+ Omr.ium
Long Ann. Ini 5-16ths English Tickets, 211.
Lidia Bonds, 3s. 2s. ss. dls. Cons for Feb. 641

I lamburgh and Altona Papers to the 24th ult. con-
taing a few extracts from Paris Papers to the 16th.ult.
rcached us this forenoon. The following are the prin.
c ipal articles presented in these papers :

•
PETERSBURGH, JAN. 30.
The General of Infantry Count Buxhovden, who
has arrived in this city, has, it is said, obtained the
command of the army in Finland.

I.UBECK, FEB. IS.

We have this moment received intelligence from
RTga, by arCestafette, that Russia has declared war
ag►aint Swedes.

I)ANTZIG, FEB. 4.

In the night between the Ist and 2d of this month
a fire broke out in the tanneries of the old town, which
raged With such fury that, notwithstanding all the
a"s"sistance that could be giveniit continued burning for
twenty-four hours.
In the afternoon of the 2d another conflagration,
which threatened to be still more dangerous than the
farmer, brOke out in.:a large magazine which had
'keen made into a barrack,' but the effectual exer-
tions. that were made to extinguish it, especially
by the French troops, .soon stopped the progress of
the flames. The city presents a scene of desolation;
more than 100 buildings are reduced to ashes--the
steeple of the Church of the Holy Ghost has fallen
down, and many persons have been maimed, and
even lost their lives on this disastrous occasion.
BANKS OF TILE MAINE, FEP. 12.

. -
The Court appointed to try the Generals who ca.
pitulated in the late war, has begun its sittings at Me-
mel. General Blucher appeared first as an accused
person before this tribunal, on account of the capitu-
lation of Lubeck ; but his conduct was unanimously
approved and applauded, and he took his seat among
;le Members of the Court.
BANKS OF THE ELBE, FEB. 2.5.

The refusal of England to co•operate in restoring
peace to Europe, is on the eve of producing measures
the effects of which will soon be felt upon the Conti-
nent. What operations will be undertaken by .the
armies of the Emperor of the French and those of his
allies, are not yet known ; but already on all sides
n-Lovements are observed, which indicate the intention

of taking the field, on the .return of fine weather ; a
formidable army of French and Spaniards is assem-
bling in Spain, which will be increased to 1.50,000
men ; preparations are pursued with the utmost acti-
vity on the frontiers of Turkey ; the Russian
troops arc advancing in great force on those of Sweden,
and we are in momentary expectation of official
intelligence of hostilities having commenced ; part of
the Dutch troops stationed between the Ems and tl:o
Weser will be placed on the right bank of the former,
and those which are between the Weser and the
Elbe, will immediately advance to the right bank of
the latter river.

Police, tumbled down. through the expleskaa,of
I quantity of gunpowder." The room whete ttie.brsi.
nister seas, has been preserved'undamaged by a kind
of miracle ; but he was wounded while hastening to
relieve his daughter, the Duchess Lavella, who was
found with her husband amidst the ruins. She is se-
verely wounded ; but hopes are entertained that the
consequences of that accident will prove less dange-
rous than was at first supposed. A servant lost his
life on the occasion.
Enquiries are already set on foot, to discover the au-
thors of that horrid deed. The apothecary of the late
Queen, who was implicated in the last conspiracy, and
received the King's pardon, has been arrested. This
man had a shop near the Palace of M. Salicetti, and
suspicions are entettained, of his having collected
a large quantity of gunpowder in the cellars, which
were separated from those of M. Sallicetti merely
by a partition-wall. The building which contained
the different war offices has been rendered uninhabi-
table by the explosion.
VENICE, FEY. 3.
The report which was circulated, that the Russian
fleet would winter here, is not confirmed. It is still
in the port of Trieste ; and the Russian troops, which
heretofore occupied Cattaro, Corfu, Scc. have not yet
left the town and environs of -Padua and Trivezo. It
is not as yet known whether this corps will set out on
itsmarch for Russia,through thekingdom of Hungary.
GENOA, FEBRUARY 4.
A report h in circulation here, that the Spanish
fleets of Carthagena and Cadiz have put to sea.—
Several American merchantmen, which escaped the
vigilance of the English cruizers, have lately arrived
at Leghorn, Ponto-Ferrajo, and Marseilles.
ROME, JANUARY 30.
A corps of French troopS is now marching from
Etrutria to the Ecclesiastical State, under the orders
of General Miolli. Various reports are afloat on
the probable destination of that corps but they are
as yet founded on mere surmises.

LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S OFFICE, MARCH 7.—Notice
is hereby given, That there will be a Drawing-Room
at St. James's, on Thursday next the 10th instant.
Yesterday his MAJESTY, with the Duke of CAM-
BRIDGE, and the Princesses AUGUSTA, SOPHIA, MARY,
and AMELIA, went to St. George's Chapel, and heard
a Sermon preached by the Rev. Mr. DIGBY, from
Isaiah, chap. xxxiii. -vet-. 22. They afterwards re-
turned to the Palace.
Dispatches received on Friday, from Mr. THORN-
tow, our Minister at Stockholm, contain, it is said,
the ratification -of the Treaty between •this country
and Sweden, which was also brought to the Swedish
Ambassador the same day, by a courier direct from
Stockholm.

Orders were sent on. Saturday to Sheerness and
Yarmouth, to prepare the several ships at those places,
destined for the Baltic, for immediate sailing. The
chief command is to begiven to Sir J AMES SAUNIAREZ,
and directions have been sent to him to repair to
town, to receive his inttructions. It is said he is to
hoist his flag on board the Barfleur, of 98 guns, which
is preparing at Portsmouth.
his said that the Portuguese 0 cers, Troops,Civi-
lians, ace. who were obliged to take oaths of allegiance
to the King of Great Britain, at Madeira, are to be
released from the obligation; and that Ministers
have expressed displeasure at the oaths having been
exacted.
We are informed that an application has been made
for permission to the QUEEN of Fraser: to join her
Royal Consort ; we tract the flame of chivalry is not
totally extinct in the Court of England.
The passengers by the Princess Charlotte packet,
arc Mr. and Mrs. TEMPEST, Mr. KASSAMNARM, Co-
lonel and two Lieutenants UMMIIULTEN, Captain
Matsre In, and Judge SMITH.
Tranquebar, it is .thought, is at present occupied
by a British garrison.
The Government of Goa, we understand, is to be
assumed by the Presidency of Bombay, under the
same conditions that Madeira has been occupied by
OUT troops.
On Saturday, the remains of Lord LAKE were re-
moved at half past seven o'clock, from Lower Brook-
street, Grosvenor-square, to Ashton Clinton, Bucking-
hamshire, for interment. The Procession moved in
the following order : •
A Plume of Black Feathers,
• Six Mutes on horseback,
The Crown and Cushion carried by a Man qn horseback,
A HEARS} drawn by six Horses, decorated with Black Plumes
of Feathers,
Three Mourning Coaches and Six, in which were his Lordship's
domestics, closed the Procession.
• Friday a Court of Directors was held at the East
India House, when Captain TIIOM AS PRICE, of the
'ship Alexander, took leave previous to departing for
Madeira and Bombay.
The Court adjourned at fix o'clock till Wednesday
next.
Wednesday, as General Ceosnte was hunting with
his Grace the Duke of RiciimoNn's hounds, his-horse,
in leaping over a ditch, fell with him, but fortunately
the General escaped without any material injury.
We understand some of the Com Missioners of the
Barrack Board are about to set out on a visit to all the
Barracks in the kingdom, determined to satisfy them-
selves on the spot, of the situation of them, and to in-
quire into the many abuses that have been said to pre.
vail in this very cxteusive'department. This is an
example worthy the imitation of all.our public boards.
COURTS MARTIAL.--Thursday, a Court Martial
was held' at Spitheadf on ISaac Smith, Marine, of
his Majesty% ship Pluto, for neglect of duty,' and dis-
respect to Capttsin Jiarvriol. Acquitted .—The same
.day on' T. Wrough, Marble, of his Maj sty's sh:p
Redbreast, 0-desertion. Sentenced to receive 500
lashes..—Fiodair on Mr. James Smith, Master cf hii
Mait""—'tehip-Speedy, for opening the spirit-room,
.
therefront

quantity' of spirits ; and for
repeitlruisketaness., Sentenceddismis e I h:s
to .6e,,,ryejn-igch sittttion''ai the Con:mm.l-
- in Chief 'at*P0rtirn0uth......1,4.....11 • •Itqar A ihni.
Pi Sir ISAAC Bart.'President.

THE ARMY.

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,GENERAL WHTTFLOCKE% 'TRIAL.

TWENTY-NINTH DAY, MARCH 7.

Saturday morning, at the meeting of the Court, the
Deputy Judge Advocate read a letter from the Hon•
Mr. Rraza, the Judge Advocate Gentral, stating,
that he was so much indisposed he could not attend
in his place that morning.

General Sir WM. Mennows, the President, then
rose and adjourned the Court until this morning.
This morning, at half past twelve o'clock, the
Judge Advocate-General, the Hon. M. RYD2R, in.
formed the Court that he had closed the evidence far
the prosecution. General Wit IMOCKE was then asked
when he should be ready to enter upon his defence ?
and having named Monday next, the President im-
mediately adjourned the Court to that day at ten.
The witnesses examined to-day were Lieutenan t-
kmionels BOURKE and BRADFORD, the Deputy-Quar-
ter-Master General and Adjutant-Generals upon the
Expedition

The Duke of Cl:mai:imam) was again present to-
day, but the Court was not so crowded as usual.

There are likely to be employed on a particular
service,besides those crack regiments, the 39th and 40th.

The 4th, 9th, 51st, 71st Highlanders, 76th, 88th, 95th;
and some other corps.
Some Artillery, Cavalry, the 49d and 92d Reg:melts of Light
Infantry, and the 3d, or Queen's Regiment of Fuot.

It is supposed that three regiments will be sent out
very soon to Madeira, to relieve the Buffs and 11th,
who, with the 13th, will go to the West Indies, to re-
!ieve three skeleton regiments coming home.

The 76th, and the two battalions of the Seth, or
Connaught Rangers, General BEKI-AFORD'S own regi-
ment, are mentioned as likely to go out to Madeira.
The 2cl battalions., now in Jersey and Guernsey,
many of them in high order, are cxp,:cted to go on
service, and some other 2d battalions are to repla.e
them.

Some regiments, among them the Rifle Battalion of
the 60th, or Loyal Americans, will speedily follow
Sir GEORGE PREVOST to North America. Sir GEORGE
has proceeded himself direct for America ; the Army of
North America has proceeded to Bermuda, under the
command of General HOUGIITON. This able and
experienced Officer has distinguished himself in every
quarter of the world, particularly in St. Domingo,
afterwards in Bengal, and latterly in Egypt, where he
commanded a brigade.

The name of a new Commander in Chief to the
Cape of Good Hope, has reached us. The Hon.
General GREY has been for some time in bad health,
and is coming home.
Sailed from Portsmouth, on Saturday morning, the
Lion, of 64 guns, Captain HEATIICOTE, for China,
with the following East Indiamen under convoy, viz•
—Ocean, Captain WILLIAMSON ; Ceres, Captain W.
DUNSFORD ; Canton, Captain I. LOCHNER ; Dorset.
shire, Captain R. H. BROWN ; Alnwick Castle, Cap-
tain G. E. PRESCOTT ; David Scott, Captain LOCKE,
jun. and Emeter, Captain H. MERITON, for Madras
and China. Also the Calcutta, Captain MAXWELL ;
Lord Nelson, Captain HUTTON ; Hugh Inglis, Car.
tain FAIRFAX ; and the Preston, Captain STURROCK,
for Madras and Bengal ; and the Sibella, Captain
CArrcnEN, for the Cape of Good Hope. Captain
RAITT, of the 72d Regiment, and Lady, went pas
sengcrs in the Sibella. The 17th Regiment of Light
Dragoons, about 600 strong, commanded by Lieute-
nant-Colonel COTTOS, came into Portsmouth on
Monday from Chichester, and embarked on board
them for Madras.
Lieut. General DE LAN EY went down •to Ports.
mouth, to see his very fine regiment, and to take
leave of them, previously to their sailing for India...,
We have heard that neither the Lieutenant Colonel,
nor first Major, go out with them.
The 2d battalion of Lord SOUTHAMPTON'S regintent,

the 34th ; the 59th, under Col. FLEYDELL ; and many
recruits for the Bth, 21st, 24th, and 25th Dragoons,
go out by the next fleet, which it is supposed, will sail
again in about a week.
The 38th, 40th, 51st, Ist battalion of the 88th, and
2d battalion of the 89th, are under ordtrs for foreign
service.
AU cf the 20th Regiment of Light Dragoons that
are in England are immediately to be embarked fcr t
Sicily. Their number is about 250 men.
Friday a large detachment of Dri,fts for the North
York Militia marched into Huntingdon on their way
from Yorkshire, to join their regiment in Kent. The
party was under the direction and command cf a
Field Officer, Major Yorke. On Saturday morning'
they proceeded on their march foi Royston, en their
route to Hythe, the present head-quarters of t,heregi-
ment.
This morning, Captain H. f‘vIENIS Company of
Foot Artillery marched from Chatham, for Ports-
. mouth, to join, as is supposed, another company of
the sth battalion.at that place, for embarkation, their

destination suppoe' 4 to be Canada, in North Ame-
rica. There now remain: at Chatham Captains
Mu ao, CizAmasitaart4; and Masirr's Companies
of the 9th battalion 91, who are ex-
pected to remove with the brigade of Guards, in the
event of their going on foreign grvice.
`• The Barracks xt Whichever are tor immediately
repaired for the recePtlini of troops.