Star.
London, England, 1808-09-27 00:00:00

RUSSIAN FLEET IN THE BALTIC.

There is bat tcn mach reason to apprehend, that
the .topes which tae hzen but too sanguinely en.
tertained, of the probable early surrender of this
fleet, rest on very weak grounds. The London
Gs-
seue held out no sash hope ; and a letter from the
Swedish Admiral's ship now h!ockading the Russians
tends to confirm this appreher.sion. Such an event
depends principally on the possession of the Island '
of East Raga. This important post, which completely
defends the entrance and anchorage of the harbour,
cannot be carried without a considerable military
force, greater, we fear, than the vary active nature of
the war in Finland will allow his Swedish Majesty
to detach from his army in that quarter. Hopes,
however, are entertained that the enemy's squadron
may at length be destroyed. Several fire ships wcre
Prepared with that intent, which it was intended to
*end in with tFe first favourable wind. There is no'
foundation for the report that the Russian Admiral
offered to dismantle his' ships until the conclusion of
peace. On the contrary, he iejected.the terms which
were offered him by the Commanders of the combined
fleet.

A passenger by the last Gottenburgh Nfail reports,
that it was just mentioned upon his departure, that
Russia had made pacific propositions to Sweden and
England. These propositions were said to have been
received at Stockholm.—Such an event would excite
but little surprize, but we do not think the present
rumour entitled to much attention.

Viscount Cnicrwrso was introduced to his MA-
:arty on Wednesday, by Earl CAMMIN and Sir S.
Corraau.„- on his being appointed one of the Clerks of
the Cotmcil in Ordinary. His LorLldtip has been
many years an extra Clerk of the Council.

Government has contracted for 10,000 more suits
of clothes (green) for the Spanish Patriots, which are
to be delivered next week.

Captain DE CUES7'A, and the Gentleman who ac-
companied him from Portugal, appeared on 'Change
yesterday.
French Papers to the 17th instant arrived yes-
terday, but their contents are altogether unimpoitant.
Extract of a letter, dated Amsterdam, the 16th
inst.—" A shocking affair has occurred among the
guards at Zeist. A number of them, heated with wine,
indulged themselves in the most disgraceful excesses,
making a general pillage, insulting the women, and
in short, committing every species of outrage. We
are not yet informed how the matter ended ; for, as
you may suppose, these things do not find a place
in our rubric journals. It is certain, however, that the
King, the moment the intelligence reached him, tore
his coat off his back, and in the greatest rage, de-
dared that he would not again put it on, until the
guards returned to their duty. You are, no doubt,
aware, that the King wears the uniform of the guards."
Friday the great match at back-sword or single-
stick, at Swindon, was won by John Blackford.
Saturday the 17th instant, a melancholy event
occurred at Weyrnwth :—Early in the morning Mr.
Lacos, surgeon of the 2d Somerset Militia, was
found in the street, under the window of his lodgings,
weltering in his blood and quite dead. He had
been spending the preceding evening in company,
.aed it is thought chat on his return home, finding
the street door Joiked, and being very active, in the
gaiety of the moment he resolved to scale the cham-
ber window, but missed bis bold, fell back, and was
lathed by the fall.

GIBRALTAR.

We have received letters &inn the above garrison,
to the 30th ult. The accounts which they bring from
Spain are of course not of a very recent date. Our
correspondent informs us that there is still a great
want of arms in Andalusia, Valencia, and Murcia.
The garrison has given them every aid in their power,
hut nothing compared with the pressing intreaties of
the Spaniards, to be furnished with means to extir-
pate their enemies. Vessels loaded with arms would
meet with a ready market at Gibraltar.

" GIBRALTAR, AUGUST 25.
" Yesterday afternoon the POSIONE and Wool,
emit sailed front hence with the convoy for Malta.
AUGUST 26.—The accounts from all parts of Spain
are highly satisfactory ; the utmost unanimity and
enthusiasm prevailing every where. The Spanish
Army, both from Andalusia and Valentia, as you
must have heard of before this time, have entered
Madrid. The few Spanish Nobles who accompanied
JOSEPH BONAPARTE in his flight, have been declared
traitors to their country, and their estates ordered to
be confiscated.

" A Central and Supreme Board of Government
will shortly be established at Madrid, which is to
choose a Regent in the absence of King FERDINAND.
It is generally supposed that the Cardinal BOURBON,
or one of the sons of the KING of SICILY, will be elec-
ted to this-station
.
" The LAVDTIA frigate arrived here two days ago
from f'alermo, with the Countess of Wasraioast.AND
on bnArd. Her Ladyship intends remaining in this
neighbourhood for some time.

a, GIBRALTAR, AUGUST SR

d, Yesterday afternoon Lord CeiIiPPOWOOD =Tiled
here with the whole of the Cadiz squadron. His
Lordship landedt4day, accompanied with the rest of
the Captains of the, fleet, and waited upon Prince
LEOPOLD at h:s quarters in the south. His Lordship
sails to-morrow to the Eastward, leaving Rear-Ad-
miral Puittrus With two line-of-battle ships here. The
LAvna.% frigate sailed yesterday for England, but
was obliged to return by the wind coming to the
Westward."

The tender of service made by about four hundred
of the Volunteers of the Borough of Leeds, to be-
come Local Militia, has been accepted.

The 84th Foot have arrived az Hall.
The following Regiments are at present in Deal
barracks :
The North York Militia; part of the West York Militia ; the
Royal Cardigan Militia; and part of the lath Regiment of Light
Dragoons.

Yesterday the Sheppy Volunteers and Cavalry were
' inspected Sheerness by Colonel TWYsDEN, the Ca.
valry under the command of Captain SEAW, and the
Infantry of Major Bisnop.
We have already stated, that it is clearly ascertain-
ed that neither General Moose nor General HOPE
had any share in the late armistice and convention.
It would indeed have surprized us if they had.
It will be recollected that it was General HOPE,
Who, on another and a more honourable Occasion,
conducted a negociation with a French Commander
in Chief; General MENToe, for the surrender of Alex.
andria and the French army in Egypt. General
-Holm was then Adjutant General to the immortal
and ever-to-be-lamented ABERCROMBIE. Could the
shade of that hem, or of the immortal NEL.SON look
down, what would they say ?

, .
Sir Hrw DALRYMPLE, and Sir HARRY BURRARD
have certainly been recalled, and a minute investiga-
tion will take place at Chelsea. Why is not the scru-
tiny into the conduct of our antruectuful officers made
in the army as in the navy ? The fate of WHITELOCK,
according to the opinion of many, at the time of the
sentence being announced, was not expected to have
a striking effect.
Sir HEW DALRYMPLE, commenced his career in
the Guards, and served with them where they have
been employed. He was for some time Member of
Parliament for Berwick, where his property lies.—
He was appointed to command at Chatham Bar-
racks, the only command which he had before he was
appointed to Gibraltar, the loeum tennis of the Duke
of KENT and General Fox.

Sir HARRY BURRARD was likewise a Guardsman ;
he has likewise served in various quarters with the
Guards, and is mach esteemed in that corps. He is
a Hampshire man, and is Governor of Calshot Castle.
When Sir HEW DALRYMPLE and Sir HARRY BUR.
ititnn come home, the command of all our brave
troops will devolve on Sir Joiot MOORE and General
HOPE; Sir JOHN STEWART, another of the ABER..
(atomism School, will, it is said, be sent to the smile
quarter—three men, who are the idols of the sol-
diers ! Why was Sir JOHN MOORE superseded in the
command of the Army, which he commanded, by Sir
HARRY BURRARD, an officer of the same rank with
himself ?—Why was Sir ARTHUR WELLESLEY, who
acting alone, acted so prosperouly, superseded by
Sir HEW DALRYMPLE., an officer who confesses his
ignorance of that army, and its situation, in a public
dispatch t

We are again positively assured, on authority on
which we can rely, that an order was sent out for
the recall of Generals Sir HEW DALRYMPLE, Sir
HARRY BURRARD. and Sir ARTILUR WTELLESLEY, im-
mediately after the receipt of the official dispatches
containing the particulars of the late Convention.
—What proceeding is meant to be adopted with re-
spect to the first of these Officers is not as yet precisely
known. But it is certain, that the chief and only mo-
tive for requiring the attendance of General WELLES.
LEY in London, is to obtain from him a full explana-
tion of the whole proceeding. In the mean time, the
troops in Portugal are to be under the command of
General Sir JOHN MOORE.

On Sunday night died, RICHARD PORSON, M. A.
of Trinity College. Cambridge, and Greek Professor
of the same University. He departed this life after
a short illness, at the house of the London Institution,
of which he was the principal Librarian. Mr. Pro-
fessor Pews was born on Christmas-day. 1758.