Star.
London, England, 1805-05-28 00:00:00

GIBRALTAR, APRIL 9.

" This morning the Fretwi, fleet from Toulon pa Ire d
this place at ten o'clock. On coming abreaft of Eu-
ropa Point, they hoined their colours. They con-
fined of eleven fail of the line, fix large frigates, at d
two brigs of war. They mere difcovered coming from
the eanward at feven o'clock this morning : fortu-
nately the RENOWN, Sir RICHARD STRACH AN, was
cruizing in the Gut, who, at nine o'clock, difcovered
what they were, and immediately bore away under a
croud of fail, for Sir Jomm Ozns's fquadron off
Cadiz. •

•' the FiSGARD. Lord MARK Kilt, alto got under
weigh in the afternoon to follow their motions.

" The French fleet had a Prong eafterly wind, and
were out of fight at one o'clock.
" We have every futon to fuppofe that they will
be joined by the Cadiz fquadron, where the Spaniards
have eight fail of the line ready for Pea.
Ir was a melancholy fight to fee them pars the
Streights unmolefted, and we are much afraid th..t
Lord NELSON will again have gone to Egypt in put-
fuit of them, as his Lordfhip teems to have been nni..
formlyperfuaded that theyw ere bound toAlexandria.
44 Arm to.—An American fhip arrived this
morning from Marfcilles, the Captain of which fayr,
that he was in company with the French fleet fix
days; that their force confifts of four (hips of 84
guns ; feven ditto of 74; fix ditto of 44 : two brigs,
and that they have about thirteen thoufand troops on
board, and that they failed from Toulon on the 29th
of March. He Pays that RFortisa commands die
land forces, and Admiral Vissatt [ova the fleet, and
that it was the general opinion that they were bound
for Ireland.

" APRIL 13.—Accounts reeeivedfrotnCadia to-day
(late, that on the loth, the French fleet were joined
off there by the Spanifh fleet, confiffing of feven fail
of the line, and I'Aigle French line cf battle chip:
the Spanifh (hips had 3000 troops on board, soon of
which were difmounted cavalry, with all their (addles
and accoutrements complete. The fame accounts
add, that Sir Jolts °RDA was at anchor off Cadiz
when the French fleet came in fight, taking in water
and provifions from fome tranfports. He, imme-
diately on fceing the French fquadron, threw all
the Iprovifi( ni on his decks overboard, cut his
cables, and put to fea as fall as poffible, leaving his
anchors behind, which the Spaniards are now at-
tempting to weigh.

" The Spaniards, it is raid, are extremely exafpe-
rated at Sir Joan ORDE'S conduct off Cadia, particu-
larly in his refuting to exchange his prifoners, and
keeping the Spanilb officers in the prifon (hip ; and
we begin to feel the effects of their refenttnent here,
in their cutting off our ufual fupplies of freth provi.
(ions from Spain.

6s Amt. al.—This morning the BITTERN Sloop
of war arrived from Lord tletsom's fleet, which the
left on the 12th of this month off the ifland of Sar-
dinia. His Lordfhip had heard of the Toulon fleet
having failed, but was uncertain which way they had
gone, and was waiting off Sardinia for intelligence.
,g The BITTERN failed again in the evening in
quell of his Lordfhip.

"A r en, 28.—A very ferious affray took place
latt night between a party of two of the different corps
in the Garrifon, owing to Tome drunken quarrel.—
One party feized their arms, and attacked the other
corps in their Barracks with filed bayonets, and be.
before they could be cepa:l./tea, eight foldiers were
feverely wounded ; and we are firoogly apprehenfive
of more mifchief from the very unpleafant Rate in
which the garrifon is from the exceffive drunken-
nefs of the troops.
4‘ A few days ago a private of the Barrack Arti-
ficers was hanged for (hooting his Serjeant when is
liquor.

‘g Aram 30.—The A blazon frigate has juft arrived
from Lord NILSON'S fleet, which the left on the 18th
hill off Sardinia. His Lordihip had that day re-
ceived inteUigence of the enemy's fleet having pafted
the Streights, and was Reering this way under a croud
of fail.

The ACTIVI frigate has alfo arrived from Lord
Matson's fleet. and fails for England in a few hours.
—The Captain of the Act's"' fays,,that he exprets
Lord Naison will pars the Streights this emir:l;
without flopping,"

Another application was made to Minißers on Sa-
turday by tome of the principal proprietors of ellates
in Jamaica to know its probable fate, ftiould the unit-
ed fleets of the enemy be deftined againll that
The anfwer was that Admiral COCHRANE would be
there before the enemy pot ably could, and that on
the whole Jamaica might be confidered in a (tats of
perfeet fafety.

The expedition under General CRAIG has pnt into
Oporto. Letters have been received from on board
the DRAGON, of 74 guns, dated the Bthinil. Oporto
Roads, which Itate, that the expedition had got into
the latitude of Cadiz, when they received from the
Difparch (loop, the account (tithe failing of the Corn.
bined Fleets, which induced them to proceed to
Oporto, whtre they rived on the 7th.

FIRE.— Lai nii,ht about eight o'clock a fire
broke out at Mr. SMITH'S Upholftery Warehoufe in
Grosvenor Mews, which raged 'with great violence
for near two lours. The pi unites, two coach h
and Rabling, were dettroyed ;—hut :heir being a
plentiful fupply of water, the fire was happily got
under without further da• age. The Loyal Britons,
St. James's, and Littachraults from other Volunteer
Corps attended to keep off the populacc.