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

GIBRALTAR, FEBRUARY

The Arid, on her passage to Tetuan,
ing of the 26th, fell in with a squadron of,
close under the land, lyiug to, it then bio‘
from the S. W. with rain. Site soon disenv,
they were enemies, and ran on shore, to
d.lo.—We have accounts from
captured.
uretzg
al it to be divided into three parts ,
is to be given to the Prince of Peace ; one
of Etruria, in lieu of her Tuscan domini
maining portion to beheld at the disposal(
The French troops assembling at Malai
both this fortress and Barbary. It is
enemy hope to carry this place by a ,
and are seriously disposed to the attempt.
This garrison is so abundantly supplied
ary stores, that a vessel from England, r"Ysas for nearly a month been lying in the
her cargo on board, there not being roor
' Ordnance Storehouses.
A fleet of transports is now getting
ifor Sicily, having k)00 troops or. board.

Detained, and brought in or. the id—The Moorish
Rais Harriet, and the Moorish :cheque Said, Rah'
Malaga, with wheat for Tangiers ; by the private.
Detained and krunglit ir. on the 4th —The American brig Akr....
Samuel Harrick, lb days from Manville., with wine
berry-port ; by his Majesty's stoop Surinam.
Retained on tbe Sth---ake American scivsoner I.ylia, 10,eph
Braydon, 18 days from Marsiilles, with wineand bra Lay
berry Port_ by his Majassy's sloop Su
schooner Mary, Elias Darts 14 days from wat r • I,;
I Varall ; by his Majesty's slip Hydra.
Arrivals from the `9th tilt. L; the sth insL
His Majesoy's brig Dextrins., from T:tuan—His
Confound:r, front a cruize—The American brig Swan, I.
two days from Malaga, with w.ire, brandy, raid fruit, fat Niit
I Orleans—The American shy laaa, S. b. (;rare;, 10 dos frxt
I Salem, with pepper, for I.eghorn—llv! Mine. /it,.
shouda, Rail Cad ur, 2 days from Malaga, ant wire,eke, #t for
1 arache—The of brig Wa‘hingtun, 1-kar,i4,6% 4,11,
from Malaga, with fruit m Boston.
Sailed on the 31st ISlajssty'sship Mastmsus audikza
Sabrina to the Wcs.avard--41is Majesty's ships 4,l4thet AiincirA
and Dean reus.
Sailed on the 4th inst.-11i. Majesty's sloop Nautilus, whit
j Cgalounder, to the Westly4rtl.

Saturday sennight, the E:trl of FINGAL 17.,,
Dublin, for England. His Lordship has brought shit
him the Petition of the Catholics of brlan4, which ,re
understand will be presented to Parliament br the
Right Honourable H. GnATTAN, r,r, the earliest dai
possible after his Lordship's arcival

Some of the Sunday Papers y. amns;l
their readers with a report of a Dutch flutilla, conk.
ing of 1000 armed boa 3, Laving put to sea. Thii is
followed up with many sagacious coujecattei.alio
their destin.ttion; but the concluding par,igraph
forms us, that this cock-boat flotilla v. a, renamed to
port.
. .

Lord STRANGFoRD, Mi:-..ster Plenipotentiary to the
Portuguese Court at the Brazils, is ca his way to
kortsmouth to take his passage to Rio Janeiro.
The Earl of AllittiDEZS is to hve the yam;
green ribban3.
The Earl of MORTON i$ to 'Et:. appointed Lord
Lieutenant of Fifeshire.,

Sir SAmvp.. HooD attended at tte Admiralty on
Saturday.

On Thursday a Committee of the Pr:vy Cotuu
met at the Cockpit, Whitehall, which was attended
by Lord CAMDEN, the LORD PRINIDENT, and Lord
WHITWORTH, Sir W. GRANT, W. SCOTT, :I,nd
Wyma, when their Lordships proceeded to hear ten
Plantation Cases, Dixox against the Attorney Gene•
ral of TRINIDAD, in which Mr. Apex was 1.-Nrd at
considerable length. Their Lordships took tine to
consider the case. A cause from St. Christopher%
was the other, ..T011)1 IRPLAN'D against .FotrY Towns,
which their Lordships were pleased so reverse.

A duel took place, at nine o'clock on Saunday
morning, on Dropmore Comthon, between Lilnteitant
H—, an officer belonging to A dragoon regiment,
and Mr. R—, a student at Westminv.e,r, in conk;
quence of 4 disagreement in Berkley-square, on Fri.
day, respecting an affair of gallantry. The Lady who
had caused the disagreement gave information on
day evening, that the duel would take place ou Finch.
ley Common, but the parties eluded pursuit, by set-
tling their difference on anothr spot. The Lieute-
nant was wounded •lightly in the pistol hand, in the
second fire, and the p.t-ties returned to London in p,3t
daises,

A letter, da-.ed Got:o4,llTh, the £2(l February.
says 'Danish the Russian Nlitniters are
still at' as the Rof..sians have, as yet, rot
passed the frontiers, which lead% ns t( ppese tha:. a
nektviialotti 3 carried, on, The Danes are determ4:ll
to to war with us, and we have to-day received the
t'a,l,:pgreea'ole nev, s, by an express; that. the French hare
entered Holstein, and that the Prince de PonteCorro,
and the trovn Prince of Denmark, wcze hourly ex-
pected at Copenh4gen. If an English fleet does pot
soon arrive in the. Sound and in the Baltic, our dry
country will be expokesl to great danger.".
General Juxor has dissolves the Council of Re-
gency, which the Prince. Regent of Portugal appointed
before he sailed for the Brazils, and has assumed to
himself tilts absolute command in that kingdom:.
A grand entertainment wa given on Monday lag
at Welbury Eouse, Dorset, on the occasion oldie
Earl of Itettrs.. rut coining of age.. It was supliosil
that between seven ar.d eight thonsanil persons Were
assembled in the Park, Where they Were mettles" is
the greatest plenty, under teats erected, for their at.
commodation. •

Hyde Park, yesterday, notwithstanding the situp
ness of the air, was very full of Nobility and PasbiorP
abler. Scarlet cloaks trimmed with ermine, and car
to correspond, were the most prevailing costume fit
the fair pedestrians. There were two ladies, Whose
dresses displayed some, noveb3---ti.4y Ivo" rantiel__,
of purple Turkish silk, trimmed round with very brow
black lace ; bonnets, with veils to match ; they looked
very elegant and lady-like. His Royal Hightrms
Duke of Sussitx was in the ride. The carriages we*.
very numerous; the easterly winctpresiente4the glasses
from being down. Sir JOHN LADE and Captain Anal
displayed their usual dexterity by driving four in hand.
Among 'the Nobility were— '
The ekesses ofitefton, Belton, St, Alban's, and Manantlf;_
the hierdhioneiees Lensdown;iisoiinshire, Batt, sad /11;
Icy; the Countesses of Cholluondely; Sefton, Usbrldit,
snore, and Slieftesbury.

Sailed hi
prosetpine I
diterranean
LOT Halm
ran on tho
Saturday n
thick, that
North F°l
vessel had
sea rushed
time, there
was deetne
to take to
safety earl
f Dover.
or was 0
following

Came

Sailed
The Sfl.l
Forrestem
with a p
sloop 0
refitting

V7O
Clio, p
Tun&
Noma
dried
tough
The
Bridli

thiltrJ
r 6.
bett?c't
on the eaaa.
at
,f ships °flea,. • •
blowing fresii -
fleet iucaverett that The by
prevent Leib
.„ jai inst.
y
Madrid, thz 1 c°ll.
ja at luade
; one tof
• of protec
to to the
inions ; the re , the ice
lof Bonaparte ors.
falaga menace
said Out the i...A the
coup-de-13AL, a crtlizt"
)t.
alto Ann,
Ailed with tex.
with powder. 1
the Mole wit, ••pc•••"*...a to
PM far it in tlif
orse,'
and by
%g under weigi. tenchltilagy4
vteorish ramp
Ric hlubtain, rnr.
wi
veer Hope.