Star.
London, England, 1804-05-12 00:00:00

FR47'CI.

PARIS. APRIL
The Corps of Voltigeurs will confiß of sumo men,
taken from confcripts, ender the fiat decreed for the
regiments of the line, and of the years 9, to, tt,
and is. A certain number is to be attached to
each army, and their pay is to be the fame as that of
grenadiers. Their arms are a Ilion mufket, fuch as
as ufed by the Tyrolian Sharp Shooters, one cafe of
piftols, two daggers, and a wort (word. The young
Franiuni, fun to the pafon who, with a company of
Voltigeurs or tumblers and horfemen, has occupied
the Theatre of Miley in this city, is appointed a
Colonel of this corps j he has under him feveral of
his father's pupils, as officers. Their drefs is a Mort
jacket, and pantaloons, of bottle-green colour, with.
out lining ; no waificoat, or flocking', their pants.
loons coming down into their (hoes with feet fixed
to them. The cloth is of the lighteß kind, or what
is called Silefian cloth. The rumour that VISTIIS
wi:s appointed a General of this corps is unfounded.
Government has permitted the performance of
the Roman Catholic Worffiip in fix private chapels,
and in thirteen chapels belonging to the Hofpitals of
the city of Ghent.
Of the cattle which Government has errug.',l in
Holland and Switzerland, t,tcro heads are destined
to be tliftributed gratis among the unfortunate in.
habitants of La Vendee. Before the revolution, th;s
country was famous for its cows and oxen, of which
feveral tboofand beads every year were fold to we
neighbouring provinces, and afterwards carried to
the Paris market. The civil wars have not only de.
populated the country, bat deprived the few ref:saw-
n inhabitants of this natural refource of fuhfiliance
and traffic.

The Fier,. Comsat.. ahrayiattentise to the welfare
even of the moll sograteful of departments, has
therefore ordered tbefe 4,200 beads of edgers cattle to
be given to the citiaeus of La Vendee. The prefeas
and"fub-prefeds-have orders to give a preference to
known patriots and purehafers of natioaat property.
It is fled, that the Council of State is now deliberat-
ing on a plan to inmate the population of La Ven-
dee,by diliributing the yet unfold national castes and
fore& in that department among patriotic families
from the other departments.---(Le Galva, Fretreit.)
A plan has been prefented to the hfiniller of the
Marine Department, which he has laid before the
Fetter Coasts, for his approbation, to relic a corps
of Swimmers, from the children of Colors. They
are to be educated at the erpence of the Republic,
to learn to (swim, to plunge. to climb the fide of a
Quip, and to board. From the age of is to as, they
swill be obliged to ferve their country; after that
period they are at liberty to difpofe of theaufelves.
Twenty-five or fifty of them are to be on board cads
man of war, and they are to receive the double pay
of fedora. Their arms are (word, a dagger, and a
boarding axe. In mat, impenetrable to water, they
arp to hare Come combußible matters to be ufed as
occafion requires or prefents itfelf. Their number is
propofed to be 12,cr00, diaributed and initialed is
twenty-four of our principal fea-ports.—CLeParldeife.)
Mantas DIPAITKINT—The Commilfary General
of Commercial Relations of the French Republic, at
Lillian, to the Miniller of the Marine and Colonises
_ _

lAlbon, ILO 111, Irk year of the Ramielle.
Citizen here honour to inform you, that, is the
night of the tech In& friary &pa belonging to an Engles con-
voy, was wrecked 11111 the malt of Portopl, near to ripen ; 35
nenv.haet tips, and tbe Araks frigate, of 36 pens (which convoy-
ed the Mort), are loft, wide more titan ocso perfona, frown and
primp= This lest was bound to Jamaica; and, kls laid, was
richly Wm. The kerma laved from the fitik attribute this
event to els Captain of the frigate ; who, slt warned by the
merchant seals that be was moms: the Store. admired, that be
would fink the Grft veffel that attempted to leap its coterie,.
I have net learned what Is become of the left of the convoy.
I have the honour to falote Tot, (S goad) saavasza.
The Medea privateer, of jerky, was wrecked on
the rsth of April, upon a rock near the Glenans:
the Captain and the crew, confifling of s 6 men, got
afhore upon the iflands, and were made prifoners by
a detachment of the flotilla, commanded by Lieute-
nant Merefquier.
The Fortune, another Englifh privateer, got on
fhore near Leghorn, on the 31R of March : 13 fee•
men, being a part of her crew, were laved and made
prifoners.

PARLIAMENT:Mr PROCEEDINGS.

HOUSE DI LORDS, FRIDAY, MAY is

In the Appeal from the Court of Exchequer Clamber in Ireland.
Rowe e. Power, Counfel were beard on the part of the Appellant.
The further bearing was deferred until Monday.
The Additional Importation Duty, the Solway Fri.h Fllherf.
end the ATl(floury Rills, was brought up from the Camosipos, sad
rood a flrft time.

Mr. LeriltAll T. Secretary to the Commlfilociere for Naval Le-
*ploy. pyre/iced at the Bar the Sixth Report of that Commdriee.
which, on the motion at Lard WALSINGHAM, was ordered
to be printed:

lotinsow, from the 05ce of the Chief Secretary in Ireland,
pretended an Account of the State of tee Gaols In Ireland.
Lord HAWKESEURY brought down a Medage from his
Moldy, relatin to the grant of an Army ty of t scoL per annum
to VlfeowrefislCltwanfea of Ireland. Ordered to be taken into
conaderoctoo on Monday.
Lord AUCKLAND moved, that a Meffage thould be lent to
the Omissions, &thing a Copy of the Minutes of the Evidence
upon which the Bid for mending the right of Median in the Bo-
ronglsot Ayleibury had been pallid.

CNaSOI 011
The Marquis of STAFFORD.—.‘ My Lords.
(ince laft I had the honour of addreffing you, a
change, I eaderßand, has taken place in his Maje y's
Councils.—(Lord Hawkefbury nodded affcnt.)—l
■m informed a new Administration is about to be
formed; an Admitiiltration, I am afraid, not forced
upon that bread and estenfive barn, which would in•
elude all the talent and ability of the country ; but it
will include a Right Honourable Member of another
Houfe, a Right Honourable Friend of mine, in
whole talents and abilities I place the greatelt re-
liance, and whofe merits are known to your Lord-
Ships. He has of late directed his attention is a par-
ticular manner to the defence ler this country, against
the gigantic efforts of the enemy. He way ke truly
rad • :ems rd'relleel. (The Lord Chancellor bowed.)
Upon this ground, with your Lordthip's permilLon,
I Shall withdraw tite motion I felt it incumbent on
me more than once to postpone.
The OrJcr of the Day sir fumnwming their Lord-
flips was then teadjort.fwase, and discharged.