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

DEAL, MAY 4.

Arrived, the Zebra bomb, from Portsmouth.—
Sailed, the SPEEDY sloop with convoy for Portsmouth ;
and the HOUND sloop for Dungeness. to lay down
buoys on the shoals off that place.
is Tilt Dow N s—Princess of Orange, Trustyt Edgar, Triumph,
Minotaur, Polyphemus, Figre, Clyde, Skylark, Oberon, Zebra,
Pros:Jyt.:, Flamer, Pigeon, and Phosphorus.

THE EXPEDITION.

" DEAL, MAY 4.

Arrived yesterday afternoon, several transports,
having troops on board under convoy of the PRINCESS
OF ORANGE, from Portsmouth, and sailed immediately
under convoy of the Acrws hired armed cutter, to
join the Expedition under the command of Rear-
Admiral Kim's."

HARWICH, MAY 4.
" About six this morning the fleet of transports,
having on board the 4th, '2Bth, 79th, 92d, and part
of the 95th Regiments, got under weigh, and by eight
o'clock were all clear of the harbour, but there being
but little wind, they brought up in Felixton Roads.
His Majesty's sloop RANGER takes charge of theni,
on board which ship Generals CLINTON, FRAZER, and
suite, embarked this morning, and will sail this even-
ing if the wind, now S. E. is fair.
Sailel, the LORD DUNCAN, Captain HAMILTO',
with the mails of yesterday. Brigades Gin rail
SOUTEO, and Mr. SMITH, Paymaster-Genkral of thz
Forces, take their passage in the Loan DuricA:r.

PORTUGAL.

PROCLAMATION BY GENERAL JUNOT.

The general in Chief of the Army of Portugal,
understanding that many soldiers and inhabitants of
the kingdom of Portugal have suffered themselves to
be deluded by false Proclamations, published by the
English, to procure soldiers, of which the 13.1-kith
squadron is so much in need, and wishing to prevent
the misery of those who may hereafter become the
victims of the perfidious insinuations of the Com-
manders of that squadron, it is decreed-
1. That all communication between the kingdom of Portugal
and the vessels belonging to the English Squadron,be expressly
prohibited; and that should any vessel or boat, f any descrip-
tion, approach the coast throughout all Portugal, under any pre-
text ulastever (even with a flag of truce), it is ordered, that all
Officers commanding batteries or forts, do fire on them: any
Officer who shall suffer a vessel or boat to approach the shore,
shall by tried by a Court Martial and broke.
11. Any individual detected in endeavouring to get on hoard an
English vessel under any pretext whatever, shall be brought before
' a Military Committee, and condemned to six months imprison-
ment, or to death, according to the case.
111. Any master or owner of a boat, or other individual, who
shall be proved to have facilitated the ravage of any person to the
k.nglish squadron, shall be brought before a Military Committee,
and tried as an accomplice with the enemy, and as an instigator
and spy, and be punished with death.
IV. Any individual corvicted cf exciting the Soldiers of the
French and Portuguese army, to desertion, to any Power what-
ever, will by punished by death as a crimp traitor.
V. Any person who shall give information of a master of a boat
lhaving conducted any cue to the English squadron, or any person
lesing endeavours to get there, through the intervention of a crimp
or spy, on tl.e fact being proved, shall receive as a reward the boat
and one hundred cruzados for any individual, or two hundred for
a crimp or spy.
VI. Ali ti e property of those who have quitted Portugal up to
this moment, al d are gone off to the enemy's squadron, shall be
sequestered, if t:.ey do not return before the 20th instant. The
Magistrates in each department will examine the re:pective inha-
bitants, and -.ale a list of those persons who have fled, and trans-
mit the sure to the Intendant General of the Pace.
VII. The French Military Penal Code from this day will he
put in execution against the Portuguese Army, agreeable to which,
every deserter on being arrested will be punished with death.
VIII. The Secretary of State, the Commanders of the French,
Spanish, and Portuguese armies, all Magistrates and Justices of
every description, are charged with the execution of this decree,
throughout the kingdom, and to make the same generally known;
any boats found without a copy of this Edict, shall be seized and
sold for the benefit of the captor. (Signed)
ft Heed Quarters, April 5, 1808. JUNOT.
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Yest: riay a Court of Directors was held at the East
India House, when Captains HAvies and Yousc, of
the Mom mu and LORD ELDON, took leave previous
to departing, the former for Madeira, Madras, and
Bengal, the latter for Bombay.—The Court adjourned
at six o',.lock _ _ .

A Equ term is now in Cawsand Bay ready to sail
under sealed orders, consisting of the TONNANT, Ad-
miral BECOURCEV ; GIBRALTAR, of 74 guns ; BELLE.
ROPHON, of 74, BeuxswicK, of 74, DRAGON, of 74,
and NEPIUSE, Of 98 two frigates, and two sloops.
The ships are victualled for six months.
It is 11- ported that letters from Bayonne of a late
date, state, that on the Sth ult. a Decree was published
a t hat place, ordering the capture and condemnation
of all American vessels wherever they may be found.
Should this prove correct the question is decided as to
the line of conduct which America must pursue. But
we have not been able to ascertain the authority on
which this report rests.