Star.
London, England, 1808-05-16 00:00:00

porting a French Ind %Min army to attack our pos-
sessions in Intim sr

ithe fbll6wifi k# dpi of the breief issded atter.:
hue hp: itidlVAPAßliir as staaakin a. private letter of
the 9tH ins:

LETTRZ DU abutan.iiiiii 'Di lett?, itiau.
kbatti Di mu iiiAJII7IP Tat asitsactit, Wiwi AT tAidAss,
aran. 17, DIM - •

u The Amerkaki tliiieftuneat having *eels &fiend 'retort°
in all the perm lathe Unitellatated, has stasprincled ih commerce.
" All Andel:ken Clips shall hi lainsequabie be eitissidered as
Nis England; end put under mettestradon.
" And itirther, there shall be dent td the Coundflof of States,
id er,ler to be laid before his isfsiestyi i itarement nf all the
AnSerican vessels which haVe entered oaf ports slate the lest df
January, tem"
If we may; credit the French and thitoii Papers,
the e.inlf appears itienned to retfive the threat of itt.
vasioni The artnamenis at Flushing and Antwerp
are desettbed as gi part of the System which attikaates
the whole ebast from the Testi to Brest ;" end, ob•
serves the Mind de Commits," such are the coMpre.
hensive faculties of NAeoutok, as tiof oily in embrace
the destinies of the t ontiltent, to direct the interests
of America and Asia, and tti controul the passions of
Africa, but in order to consolidate the peace and hap--
piness of the world, again prepares the fneanslo crash
the tyrants of the seas." Upon the same subject the
lientsburpt Correiliontinst makes some Mention, and
extracts from a Fiench paper the folloviing extract of
a letter from Boulogne : 4 the English cruizerS are
again in great numbers on but coast, as they pro-
bably expeit an attack on our part, which will cer-
tainly take place sooner or later. The flotilla in our
pcirt is quite complete, and can in a short time be man-
ned and fitted out. Tile fleets of Brett and Flushing,
which form the two iiings of the flotilla, are in excel-
lent state, and if an object is to be undertaken, can
sufficiently protect the operations of our smaller ves-
sels. Our privateers cover the whole channel, and
do great damage to the English trade ; but the
greatest advantage is, they furnish us with plenty of
gallant and good sailors."

The Gazette of Saturday contains an account of
the capture of the island of Deseada, by a detachment
from Sir ALEXANDER COCHRANE'S squadron, under
the command of Captain SELBY, of the CERBERUS.
Deseada belonged to France, but received its name
from the Spaniards, by whom it was originally settled.
It is a fruitful though small island, being only ten
miles long and four broad. It lies about four leagues
to the east of Guadaioupe.

The accounts by the last arrival from the Mediter,
ranean *ear the same boasting aspect on the part of
the enemy. The enemy's fleet, when seen by the
SPARTAN, were oh their return from Corfu, where
they had landed tyoops ; and in effecting this object
they had been sn successful. as to pass and repass
Lord COLLINGWOOD'S fleet, which was off Maretimo,
and cot or.e of his Lordship's cruizers had seen them,
till they were fallen in With by the SOAkrAN. Sicily
is believed to ;lave been BoKApAhrE's favourite ob-
ject ; bnt an ati-..ack on that islaizd not appearing
practicable, the information received by our tquadron
off Cadiz; froth Spain, says, orders hate bell given
for the united French and Spanish squadrons, Which
*ill make a forEe of twenty sail of the line, to raise
the blockade of Cadii and Lisbon, and join the
squadron at Brest, where a large body of troops will
be ready to embark on board- them, and then the
whole will push for Ireland.
However bold this plan undoubtedly appears, it is
expected by our squadron off Cadiz; that It Will be
atterhpted, should Lord C. not appear with his fleet
in time be prevent it.—The ships at Cadiz are all
ready for sea, and have embarked luggage, &c. for
20,000 men: Since this information had been re-
ceived, our sudadron were keeping
,a close look•out,
and it is the invention, if possible, shotild they heave
in sight, to endeavour tt get between them and the
land, and engae them before the others can get out
of Cadiz. Admiral Puavis has twelve sail of the line
off Cadiz, viz. ATLAs (flag-ship), BULWARK, Rt-
VF.N.Ik, EWE/AA..N.I, QUEEN, WINDSOR CASTLE,ZEA-
LOUS, MAGNIFICENT, TFRRIBLE, SULTAN, FAME, and
NORTHUMBERLAND; ALCPSTE and MERCURY-frigates.
The SPARTAN, after giving the information to Ad-
miral Puavis, sailed immediately to join Lord COL-
LUceweo'n, and to look into the tuns in the Mtditer-
rancaii as she went up.

On Saturday a bag of letters was reedive4 Ai the
Post-office front Gibraltar. Dispatches have also seen
eceived to the Ist instant. !'he following are et-
tracts of a letter from an officer of rank in that gar-
rison

The Spanish squadron in Cadiz, under the com-
mand of Admiral APODACA, has been victualled for
three Inonths, and has received orders to hold itself
in readiness to proceed to sea at an hour's notice, in
company with the French squadron under the orders
of Admiral Rossnx.

t, The new Government of Spain has announced
its intention, with a view to relieve the bUrthens of
the people, to suppress several convents, and to raise
by the sale of their effects the sum of eighty millions
of piastres.
Fresh troops are daily _pouring into Spain, in-
cluding several regiments of Poles; and a large body
of Italians, under the command of General LaCCHI,
is following in the route to Barcelona."

It is generally Credited in the Goverment circles
that a Treaty has been concluded between FERDI-
NAND and 134:2APARIS, by which the latter acknow-
ledges the former King of Spain and the
The Administration of Portugal is given to FARM+
NAND during his life: Spain is to join the Confedera-
tion of the Rhine, and furnish a Contingent 0f50,000
men. A port in Spanish South America is to be
ceded to Franca. There is au article respecting the
PRINCE of PEACE, but we do not know the particulars
bi it, except that he was to be sent to France ; he
was, however, at Aranjues as late as the 17th, in
14prisonould heavily fettered. The late Queen of Spain
is, we understand, in a state bordering upon insanity;
h,the loss oL a throne is not her only misfortune.

rz THE ARMY.
I wiliC.h

Ida. to the list of Sir Jczaii hfOoaa's Staff,
we save, We have to add-eL,
' Gedar4l .1; MlJaaAll, a
ili)i Hon: Major-General ST:await ; aqa •
.. .
Lientenant‘,Coloncl Da Lauczai W did eiliaial lAA* do
's Depatotiaat, ~ _--
The 51st Refitment, and the ii klAntodi ot the,
36th, and39o—Regiamets, hate tailed for Jer-
y and thlernteyi to reheat there statii tompltotti
'battalions, at for Service. .

Monday Captain Byrum's tfooli of the 4th Dia-
gon Gdards left Coventry Baftacks on their route to
anchester, Their place is to be supplied by a des
taclubent of the 3d Itegiment of the Light Dragooni
of the Ger Man Legion.
On the return 'of the Earl of HARRITIOTON to Ire;
which is expected about the end of this month,
there will be three large encampments formed in Ire;
iglich One bl these camps will be at the Phcenix
Park, which will include the troops forming the Gar-
rison of Dublin ; one at the Curragh, and another
at Fermoy. •

On Thursday, at the time a party Of the Guards
were having a field day in Hyde Park, g man of a re-
spectable appeaxunce, who was in the front of them,
fell, and it 4as sdpposed that he was by some accident
killed. It turned out that he had received a shot in
his thigh. He was conveyed, by order of the Com-
mending Officer, by two soidieh, to York Hospi•aL
voten he arrived tlitire, he was quite exhausted frotn
the eketssive loss of blood.

tile following arc among the fashionable arrange-
ments of the week :

tuts Everitt/G.—Lady Heatlicote's First Grand Assembly.
Otosiienorzsqttare ; Lady Drummond %filth's Rout, Hyde Park
Corner ; Lady Elliot's Rout, St. James's-square.
TUESDAY—Mrs. Knoelf Ball, Upper Gftisvenni-street.

Wzoutsbue—Countess of Canfen's Rout, Arlington-street.
Tnoasoar —Lady Btrionhamp's Assembly, St. Jamcs's-square;
Lady A. Hume's Rout, Hill'-Street ; Lady Bagrave's Rout, Manz
cheater-square.
PainAT—Dutiiess of St. Alissn's Rout, Straifordlplace ; Lady
'Rewley's Ball, Wiznpole-street ; Lady C. Wrottesley's Rout,
Stratford-place ; Bartlernsn's Annual Concert, Hanover-square.
SATURD A T—Publle Day at Lambeth Palace.
Somme—Marquis of Salisbury's Conversations in Arlington-
street.

Tax Pmuts.--=We hare seldom *itnesserl a ffiore
Numerous or elegant display than the promenade pro-
duced yesterday. The genial warmth of summerdif.
fused pleasure—Gentle Zephyrs, with rosy wings
fanned the beauties of fashion, *hose habiliments of
delicate texture wantoned in the air, and displayed all
the softened tints of gay Iris. Parasols of variegated
colours wet* reared in thousands to shade the fair
pedestrian. The Countess and her waiting-woman,
the Peer and the mechanic, alike enjoyed the pleasures
of the eceste.—Pea-green mantles, lilac, and gra*
colour, were predominant—The maiden's blush, and
violet, were alsb general, but white figured robes, and
train dresses, were worn by many Ladies of distinc-
tion. The silk scarf, richly trimmed with foreign
lace, fastened Under the right arm with a gold orna-
ment,
had a tasteful effeet.Head-dresses continue tee
be Grecian fillets, the Turkish tiara, French bonnets,
With artificial flowers, and Spanish hats, with lace
veils. All the bras Swede appeared in Kensington Gar-
dens, and the line from Piccadilly across the Park was
unbroken% The motion of the gay throng was not
unlike a body of lilies, roses, and other beautiful
flowers, bending their blooming heads to the breeze.
Lord HAWKE; Sir JbHN LADE, Lord BARRYSIORE,
Mr. B &RING, and other four in hand drivers, attracted
the usual attention% The Ride also displayed many
Noble equestrians, and the DriSt a close ring of car-
riages. Among the distinguished we noticed the
Duchesses of ST. ALBAN'S and BEAUFORT, Matgra-
vine of ANBPACH, Marchioness of STAFFORD, Lady
ELLINBOROUGH, Earl SPENCE% Marquis of HARTING-
TON, Earls DARNLEY and IistiTHURST. The Duke of
ARGY6E, the Earls of WEsrmoaLAND, SHREWSRUAY,,
Lords SUNDERLAND) BURGHERST and RENDLXSHAN,
were also amongst the promenaders. The dresses
were altinost all of transparent pellucid gauze ; the
head-dresses principally consisted of veils, and Mary
Queen of Scots' caps. The predottiinating colours,
lilac, pink, arid a very light green.
We regret to learn, froth Resolutions lately entered
into by the Gentlemen of dalway, that those de-
luded people called Threiherz, are disturbing the peace
of that respectable County.
Yesterday dispatches were received at the Admi-
ralty from Admiral hms, off Cadiz ; they were
brought by the ENDYNION frigate, which arrived on
Saturday at Portsmouth from Gibraltar.

By the Duke of Kent packet accounts have been
received that a dreadful conflagration has consumed
nearly the whole of the town of Port d'Espagne, on
the island of Trinidad. The destruction of property
is consepfently immense ; and the suffering inhabi-
tants are reduced to the greatest distress. A fleet
was to sail from Tortola for England on the 20th of
April.
Letters frotn Tatola of the 11th ult. state, that the
trade is again open with the Spanish main.
FlRE.—Last night a fire broke out in Stamford-
street, Blackfriar's-road, which destroyed the house ih
i:Ohich it commenced, and greatly damaged the one
adjoining.

The New State Lottery that Is to coinmente draw.
ing on the 28th of next month (June) presents objects
to attract adventurers, beyond any former Lottery;
having. Six Prizes of Twenty Thou nd Pounds, va,
rious other Capitals, and only Twehty-five Thousand
Tickets. Those persons whose fancy leads them to
chOO'se and select particulak mitnbers for their adven-
ture, should make early application, th prevent being
disapphinted. This and all parts of the Lottery bun-
nest are particulatiy attended to by RICHARDSON,
GoOnLycx, and CO. Stock-brokers, 13ank-buildings,
Cornhill, and Patin;; the Gate of the King's Mews,
Charing-croes.
CORN Ely-HANGS. )ItIARZ-LAIM, MAY 16, .There
is a tolerable supply of Wheat to-day, and Said
thereof fully fetch our last prices quoted'--Barley and
Malt likewise.taut few Peas of each kited, which
vary but littl*,=l3eans of both sorts are in short sup-
ply and at an idvance of Se. and 45. per quarter=
Oats are also In short supply, continue foil as dear,
and incline upwards—Rape Seed is hight 4 and Flow
without alteration.' •