Star.
London, England, 1808-08-26 00:00:00

FROM LLOYD'S LIST.

CaavegrNo, Au cw;ro 4.5.--Passed by the Benito, Grant,
from Dublin. Sailed the Phiills, Smith, for New Brunswick.;
and Fame, Dixon, for Gottenbuth.

The following is an extract of a letter from Cap.
tain Luistint.t, of the Mary Ann, dated Gotunburgh.
Ausu%t 13 ;
Ihe Three Friends, Ponlson, from Portsmouth, for Steak.
holm, parted company in the North Sea, and is not .yet a.-rived
here. lam fearful he Ins made too free with the &caw, and has
been picked up by some iluish privateers, wl,o are lurking at
, the Seim ; who, When they see our cruizers, run under the
land. A vessel belonging to Wells, one of the convoy bozo Ito
Gottenburgh, (supposed from London) foundered in the Slave.
Crew saved."
The convoy above alluded to sailed from the Nose
on the 2d instant.
The Diana, arrived at Plymouth, sailed from Cape Fmaaake
on the Itith ult. in company with the Ellen, Parker, for Leer.
pool, and parted company in tat. 50. long. 9. 95.
The catherine, Warden, from London, for Stockholm, Is sit
shore near Malmoe.
The Harmony, Wilson, from Demerara, for London, was at•
tnred on t;te sad of lone, by a French privateer, and c9-riedlnto
St. Niaran's.

A Gentleman who was in Cadiz, after the capture
of the French ships by the Spaniards, in a letter to a
friend, says--
"-If the French Emperor had been a little more delicate arts
secret in his method of gaining possession of the treasures in the
Spanish chambes, he would hare imposed his chains upon them as
eaily as upon the rest of Europe; but by losuling their religion,
he struck at their most and indeed only tender point. They in-
' stantly took the alarm, an i the same men who qubtly permitted
French troops to take possession of the tow and strong holds,
flew to arms on seeing them carry off the images a-t 4 valuables
from their altars. In their last reneounter with the Fr..nch, they,
from their superior numbers, defeated 18,000, and massacred
them to a man. Asa proof of their religious fr .nzy, they swore,
and they now tell you pnbliely radiz, thit the Virgin Mary
taught, and was seen Sghtin7 at the head of t i it army ; and, ins
read of colours, they now carry an image of the Virgin before the
different corpi."

By the last conveyance from Majesty's squadron
off the North Coast oi Spain, the following Copy of
a Letter from Major ROCHE to Captain At KINS was
received :

" His Majesty's ship Iris, July 9, off St. Vinceuts
North Coast of Spain.

SIR-I have the honour to acquaint you, that being one of
three Officers of the British Artny, lately arrived by his Vajestee
command upon the coast of Spain, with the view of asc:rtaining
the disposition of the inhabitants in the Astv els, and neighbouring
Provinces, towards resisting the invasion of their country against
the French, as well as in the event of their boy :1 y to their King
being unshaken, of giving them the strongest assurances of the
entire support and co-operation of his Majesty in so laudable a
struggl; _ _

i therefore do myself the honour to inform you, that Captain
STA Nr r LL, of his Majesty's ship Scorpion, and myself, had yes-
terdAy an interview with General Po NT t, who canunantis a coils
of about ROO Spaniards, in the neighbourhood of St. Vincent,
whose intention is, without delay, to attack the French, at prey
sent only 1500 strung, in Sa :sander, provided he !no the co-cip.+
ration and assistance of the frigates upon the coast.

" Gentral Pours has no wish that any sort of risk should be
incurred by the ships, nor does he desire a single seaman should
be landed, his sole object being coofined to th it appearance of
the harbour at the moment he makes his attack by laid. Under
the conviction, thererore, of your assent to this plan, I shall return
immediately to Gijon, as well to communicate this i taligence
to Captains DICHY and DALY, of the Cossack and Comet, as to
bring up a few light geld pieces and ammunition for the Sins
niards.

i

" I shall, upon my arrival there, venture to take the liberty of
recommending it to the consideration of these Officers, to lose
not a moment in reni esvousing off Santander, for your appr3val
and sanction to this pia t of co-operation for the benefit of lab
Majesty's service.
" I hive the honour to be, ttith great respect, Sir,
" Your most obedient humb e strvant,
(Signed) " ROCHE, Major of Briptie
To Captain Atkin.", commanding his Majesty's Ships
and Vessels on the North coast of Spain.
A dreadful mortality has raged on beard our
horrexard.bound Wes; India fleet, during the whole
of their passage ; and several of the shit belonging
to Bristol have been placed under strict quart
Captain Pow t, .e.,f the Hercules, fell a victim to
the disorder, with several of his crew; and many of
the vessels have suffered considerably in the loss GE
their men.

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SPORTING INTILLIGSNCE.

YORK RACES, TUESDAY, AUG. 2S, •

Sweepstakes of Sags. each, for 2-yr old Colts est. 51b. Finks M.

• slb Two Tear Olds' Course.
Id Fitzwilliam's b. c. Cervantes, by Don Quixote - 1
Mr. Dimsdait'4 b. f. Fair Candidate, by Delpini - 2
Mr. Thompson's It. E. by Shuttle - - - 3
Sir T. Gaseetigne's ch. c. by Delpini, out of Wryneek 4
Even betting on Cervantes—Won verreasy.
itso for 3ttyr bids, sst. 41b. 4-yr olds 7st. 71b. 5-yr olds Bst. Sib.
6-yr olds and aged est. 1211). Four-mile beats.
Mr. Aercd's b. e. M'ansford, by Stamford, 4 yrs old 4 1 1
Sir H. T. Vane's b. in. by * Peter Teazle, 5 yrs old 1 2 2
Mr. Nalton's S. c. Ranger; by Hyacinthus, 4 yrs old 2 3dr
Even betting on Sir H. T. Vane's mare.
Every heat a gopd race.

IGHAM RACES, THURSDAY, AUGUST 2S.
LAST DAY. •

A Sweepstakes of Sep. each, 20 fr. for t-yr olds ; Colts to tarty
Set. 31b. Mika tat. 21b. The last half of the new mile.
Egremont's eh. f. by Gohanr.a . 1
?.ir Chula; Banbury's b. f. by Sorcerer 2
Ladbrobe's b. e IFinculo -

1:1. R. H. thaDiske of tlarence's Orinderella 4
IL K. H. the Duke of York's ch. h. Silvermere 5
Mr. fernier's b. f. Jocasta 6
Six to 4 apt the winner-5 to 2 apt Jocasta.-4 and sto I apt
Sir C. Banbury's b. f. A tolerable good race.
Eiham and Staines Handicap Plate of £5O for all ages—the best
of three heats, 2i miles to each heat.
Mr. Heath's b. h. Rambo, aged sat. 41b.
14 Barrymore's be. Pavilion, aged
Mr. Trevanion's b. h. Lewes, 4 yrs old
Mr. Cumming's br. b. Jump-cff, aged
Ld Stawell's b. Brighton Lass, 3 yrs old
Before starting Sto 4 apt Brighten Lass, to 1 agst Pavilion,
3 to 1 apt Lewes, 5 to 1 agst Rumbo and Jump Off.
The heat cast a gloom over the countenances of
the betting men. Brighton Lass was a great favou-
rite, and at the tarn into the straight mile, the whole
of the horses run on the wrong side of the post. The
favourite and Jump Off run in, and Brighton Lass
won the heat-...but on the arrival of the other horses
at the stand, it turned out that they had returned and
gone round the post, and that the two which were
afterwards declared to be distanced had not. The
Dukes of Yonx and CLARENcr, the Stewards, were
consulted, and they decided the heat in favour of
Rumbo. The three horses started for the second
heat, and the betting was
Two to 1 against Runsho-6 to 4 against Pavilion—and S to I
against Lewes.
The junior branches of the Royal Family were
present in the absence of her MAJESTY.

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Her MAJESTY and the Princesses have been highly
entertained at Egham races, where the Dukes of
YORK and CLAR&Nck: presided as Stewards of the race.
A handsome platfoilm was by their order prepared
for the accommodation of the royal visitors seeing the
races ; and, nearly adjoining, an elegant Marquee was
erected for the convenience of dining, in which her
MAJESTY, the Princesses, and Dukes of YORK, CLA-
REXCE., and CUMBERLAND, sat down to dinner. They
appeared much gratified with the sport; and the
weather being extremely fine, the company present
were numerous and fashionable. At six o'clock on
Wednesday evening her MAJESTY and the Princesses
left Egham, and returned to Windsor Palace.
Yesterday ills MAJISTY, Princesses SOPHIA, Au
Gorr* and AssmaA, accompanied by Lady THYNNY,
Generals CARTWRIGHT and FITZROY, and Colonel
TAYLOR, rode in Windsor Park, and returned at
twelve.

Yesterday being the Anniversary of the Birtli-dxy
of his Grace the Duke of NORTHUMBERLAND, it was
celebrated with the usual festivities by his tenantry
and domestics, at his Grace's different country feats;
and at St. Martin's Church in town, the annual tokens
of respect were witnessed, namely, the d:splay of co
1 ,urs on the steeple, and the ringing of a merry peal.
by the parish bells.

ifs Royal Highness MONSIEUR, and all the French
Princes, left town, yesterday morning, in four car-
riages and four, for Bognor Rocks.

As several of our modern Jehus are totally igno-
rant of the origin and meaning of the word tandem,"
which gives so very emphatic a name to the fashion-
able vehicle so described, andwhich many of them so
triumphantly display, it may not be amiss to acquaint
them that it is of Latin origin, and means at length,
and therefore aptly descriptive of harnessing two
horses after each other, instead of a-breast : and for
their further information we subjoin the following

EPIGRAM.
" dd pep:Jam Oakes, ; ego to intim et is eute nevi."
At length Bill Amami Lees his sire laid lute;
At length Bill .Pundgeon means to be " the Co ;"
At length he soars to manage whip and reins;
At length he's " all the Kick" from Bow to Stainer

At length he drives upon Newmarkt sod ;
At length he drives, until he drives to--swell
SIOIACX.

DRESS.—In the reign of EDWARD 111. the follow.
ing description of the dress of the English Beau gives
the very top of the mode—
" He wore long-pointed shoes, fastened to his knees by gold
or silver chains; stockings of one colour on one leg, and of another
colour on the other leg; short breeches, which did not reach to
the middle of his thighsia coat, one half white,and the other balfblack
or blue ; a long heard ; a silk hoed, buttoned under his chin, ent.
oidered with grotesque figures of animals, dancing men, &c.
a::dsometim.:l ornamented with gold, silver, and precious stones.
The dress of the English Belle was not less eccentric :
" The tournaments or sports were attended by many Ladies
of the first rank and greatest beauty, but not always of the most
.untainted reputation. They were dressed in parti-coloured tunics,
61t. :talf beiag of one colour, and the other half of another; their
tippets were very short ; their caps remarkably little, and wrapped
.:bout their heads with cords; their girdles and poucheswere orna-.
merge 1 wi.h gold and silver; they wore short daggers before them;
they were mounted on the finest horses, with the richest furni-
ture. Thus equipped, they rode front place to place in quest of
these sports, by which they dissipated their fortunes, and ruined
their reputations. Their head-dresses underwent many changes
in the course of this period ; they were sometimes enormously
kigh, rising almost three feet ahoy., the head in the shape of susar-
loaves, with streams of fine silk flowing from the top of them to
the ground."

A new edition of a very old book has just been
published at Paris : it is entitled, Everlasting Profthe-
cite, front Me year 1521, to the End of the World. The
author is JOSEPH km, of Naples. The Academy
of Sciences, at Paris, is said to have transmitted this
little work, of 54 pages, to the Minister Louvots ;
and, what is still more, to have found it invariably
correct for the last one hundred and forty years. The
most important prophecy relates to the year 1811.
" It will be difficult to preserve the cattle through the
severity of winter ; from that year, a peace of a
'hole century will be enjoyed by Christendom;
ii.eacl) wine, and clothing, will then be cheap.".