Star.
London, England, 1802-10-29 00:00:00

FRIDAY. OCTOBER 29.

PRIOR OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK!
3 per Cent. Coat* 671 H—Ditto, for time,67l—
s per Cent. Ann. 01—New 5 per Cent. 3914...
Ifong Ann. 131-otunium mitt, diC

It has been obvious for force time to every or 4
not blinded by prejudice, that the political horizor,
wears a louring and threatening afped, and that,
from every movement, not only on the Cantina:,
but in our own ports, Minifters cannot, at t 1
prefint 410411114 be without their apprehenfions,
that 4 rupture may ultimately be unavoidable.
Some, however, endeavour to. Oerfuade the pub.
EC, and we have no cluubt of the purity of their
motive4'in doing fo, 4hat the buale in our ports is
no more than what has always been ufual at the
end of a war.—The (hips put into commilEon, they
fay, mite never otherwife intended than as 'hips
on the peace ellablifbment. " Many of them
wanted repairs, and were of courfe put out of com-
tniffion, and the feamen difcharged. They have
fence been recommiilioned, and as feamen were
found to enter very (lowly, it was found neceffary
to open honks of rendezvous in different ports, to
induce them to do fo. There have been eighteen
houfes of this defcription opened. It is found,
however, that the feamen, who have not yet (pent
their prize-money, are (till unwilling to come for.
ward freely, under the hope of bounties being of.
fered, as during the three IA days poly 72 (cameo
have entered in the vicinity of London."

No one ever doubted that we milli keep up a
certain number of chips on our peace ellablifi.
meat, nor has any one inferred any thing threat.
ening to the peace of .urope from that circum.
Rance. But the late battle has by no means been
lilts the tifual proceedings on the re-eftablilhment
-Orrice. The condnet of France has been arro.
gait and intuiting to all the powers of tarope,and
the 'opiate of prepanition in our ports has kept
pace fome meafure with the increafing arro.
fiance If our rival.
It bas not been ufual to hurry off frigates and
packets to all our foreign garrifons and poffeflons
at pin hour's notice, or to fit out every filip put
into compail4on in time of peace with fix month;
provifions, as we have teen lately. This very day
our letters from Falmouth inform us, that on Titef
dad bight- an exprefs arrived there, ordering the
immediate failing of the following packets I and
fuch was the urgency of the difpatches put on
0414 of then), that they failed although the wind
was quite contrary r—The Into Gioia: packet,
Ylscoss,s, with Mails of the Lath and 19th int
for Liibon ; the LADY HqBART packet, FELLows,
with Mails of the Loth inflant, for the Leeward
Wanda, and ailed, orders, not to be opened till
they arOVent llarbadoes. The PLINCESS Anima
Pacltattotstalfo to fill early yefterday morning, pro-
vifioital for fix months, with difpatches, and alto
with faded orders, not to be opened till the arrive
at a certain 'latitude, about 20 leagues well of
Scilly; and all the other packets in harbour have
received orders to be in readinefs to fail at two
hours notice.

We mean not to alert that a war is unavoida•
ble. We even hope that the preparations for one
which are fo difcernible may be the means of pre.
venting it; but vie cannot help thinking that thole
who would have us believe Inch a thing impofii-
ble, but ill flifcharge their duty to individuals,
whole property may be fo much affeeted by an ill
placed confidence in fuch an opinion.
There are no arrivals from the Continent this
day. In the preccdirg Columns, however, we
Lave given Tome farther extraels from the French
Journals of yelterday, and the Ruffian State Paper,
which *want ofsoom prevented us from then lay
ing before the Public.

The encouragement given by BONAPARTE No
Engldh feamen to fo great, that we arc forry to
fay, many thoufands have entered in the French
fervice.

Orders have been Med for completing the
Eftablifitment•of the Foot Guards ; and nine Re-
cruitingparties ire under orders for that purpok•
'Many Othcers who were to have retired on the
24th ion. on halfpay, are to remain as before.
The 9th and the 4th regiments are going to In.
dia. Both thefe regiments have been lately re-
duced; but the reduction has rather been of oflico
than of privates, all the good men being retained
and confolidated into the remaining battalions.
Colonel FOS. LAttTON and his family have failed
for Trinidad; Captain HOOD is to go out in a 74
gun Chip.
General Gana, is appointed Commander in
Chief of all onr forces
.terving in Egypt and (he
Mediterranean

Coliots are received from Italy of the
tation`otraw filks from the; country to Engl.ll;,l
being- prohibited.
Mi. 14, dined with the' 00iiicsicoa of the
FaC *l4 .Downing-lireets, at &tido! lail•