Star.
London, England, 1805-09-04 00:00:00

LONDON.

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WEDNESD IY, SEPTEMBER 4.
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Excliange.—Dublin as London ti# isi.

It is pretty generally thought that the French force
which chafed the Mc Lam us and Was► floop of war,
as announced in the Admiralty notice fent yefterday
to Lloyd's, was the fame that was previoufly feen
ccming nut of Vigo ; and it is very probable that it
has before this time reached Rochefort, the place for
which they were thought to be fleeting. Pas will,
however, be taken by the Admiralty to afcertain this
faa, as it is of much importance •to our mercantile
purfuits.

Ws have -received letters from Gibraltar, which,
though not of a very recent date, bring fume intereft-
ing particulars which our Readers will find under
the proper head.

The Auckland packet, from Lifbon, has arrived
at Falmouth, after a paffage of eight days. She has
brought no mail, but was ordered to fea at tut hours
notice, with difpatches for Government.
Thefe difparches announce that his Majelty's brig
A tciom, of 16 guns, arrived at Lifbon on the ard
ult. from Gibraltar, with mails. She had alto taken
under convoy three merchant velrtls from Gibral•
tar. On the (Bth ult. Cape St. Vincent's in fight,
they fell in with the Combined Fleet, which captured
the three merchantmen, which they burnt, and the
Atcson only efcaped by making ufe of her (weeps.
The As.cion Rates the force of the Combined Fleet
at twenty4ix fail of the line, fevcral frigates, brigs,
&c. and that their ultimate deaination ism& proba-
bly the Mediterranean.

On the TO uh. the Nom: frigate, with her,
prize la Didon, paired by Lifbnn for Gibraltar. This
intelligence removes entirely the fears that were en
tertained for the faiety of this veal.
The French frigate la Topaze had arrived at
Lifbnn before the Auckland packet failed. The
Topaze had Capt. Moons, and part of the crew of
the BLAIICHI, on board. She was put under qua.
rant inc.

The Wallingham packet was going into Lithon as
the Auckland came our.
We are happy in being able to announce that the
'Prince of Wales packet, captured on the 13th ult.
by the Prince of Pear:: Spanifh privateer, belonging
to Vigo, was re-captured two days afterwards by his
Majefly's (loop la Poutr-rrs, of ift guns, Captain
DUNBAR, and has arrived fafe at Falmouth.

A pilot-boat sin ivcd at Deal from off the Texel,
whence it failed on-Snnday left at ten hours A. M.
....left Admiral RUSSELL with liven Gil of the line
blockading the Dutch fleet, which lay in the inner
Road, confining of feven fail of the line, and about
fifty fail of tranfports. Admiral Russet. reached off
about fix leagues from the land and anchored, the
Texel hearing S. S. E. leaving his flying fquadron to
watch the enemy's motions.

The following is an anthcntie lift of the Yorkflsire
Weft Riding Corps under arms in Confequence. of
the alarm by lighting up the rkeacopsott WFclnefclay,
the tch ult.:--

Rank and File.
Preterit. Abfent.
Southern Regiment Weil Riding -
Yeomanry} v 4 4.
Cavalry •-
ROtherhana Infantry - - 381 15
-
Sheffield Infantry .•- gill 1I
Staincreas intantry - - . s6O 6
Wath Wood lbfastry - . • g7/1 al
Doneatter Intuit ry - - • • 341 43
Ecclesfuld infantry - - 184 16
Thorne Infant, ' - - 94 6

Total 2717 163
On Saturday fe'nnight, B. FRANK, Efq. Vice-
Lieutenant, received a letter from the Secretary of
State, expreft re of the higheft approbation of tbe con-
dud of the Voluniders, in ambling on the latealarm
and that on a return being made of the number fo 2-
fembled, an order will be iffued for the payment of
two guineas to each agreeably to the At of Parlia-
ment. General Diftrid Orders will be iffued by Lieu-
tenant General Vyss, Commander in Chief of the
Writ: military diftrie. publicly thanking the above
Volunteers for their great fpirit and alacrity.

The Strathbogre corps of Volunteers, under the
command of Major Giotto': Davinsoa, entered on
permanent duty at Huntly on the Both July. Major-
General the Marquis of Hustxty, on the pth ult.
fent his own Ilandard from Aberdeen to be prefented
to this corps on the Lath ult. being the birth day of
his Royal Plighnefs the Prince of WALES The dan-
dard was accordingly prefented that day by Major
Day insost, who addreffed the corps in a very forci.
ble manner concerning the high fenfe they ought al-
ways to entertain of the honour conferred on them.by
his Lordfhip. The flandard was then delivered to
the fenior Captain, who made a fuitable reply in the
name of the corps, and by him to the Enfign, and
was afterwards confectated by Mr. Mows FOCSYTH,
Chaplain to the corps, in an appropriate prayer.—
Mr. Fort syru then addreffed the men in a mot* ani-
mated fpeeeh, the corps then fired afar-de-Aye in
honour of the day, Pn the 6th tilt. the corps were
reviewed by the Marquis of HUNTLY, who expreffed
hiroklf highly fati.fied with theic appeafance,
and Iteadinefs wider arms.