Star.
London, England, 1804-01-13 00:00:00

DOPER, jrANITARr It.

ATheaVy firing commenced yelterday afternoon
about four o'clock, which continued the greateft part
of the evening : it was in the direftion of Boulogne,
and as the wind was S. S. W. and very moderate,
with a fine fmooth fea, we fuppofed it to he occafioncd
by loon of the enemy's craft having put to fea, and
being attacked by our steals. It was too foggy, at
the fink commencement of the firing, for us to fee
any thing from the (bore. At eight o'clock the
firing ceafed.
A heavy firing was heard this morning to proceed
from Boulogne ; it began between (even and eight
o'clock, and continued till half pa(k nine, when it
ceafed. Some of our boatmen, who were upon the
hills at the time, report, that they could plainly dill'.
cern one of our frigates, which having flood dole
into Boulogne Bay, was becalmed t the enemy im-
mediately commenced a heavy firing from the (here,
and upwards of thirty veffels of different defcriptions
came out of the harbour, and furrounded the frigate,
when, after a (mart firing on both fides, a breeze
fuddenly fprong up, which enabled the frigate to get
to the outfide of them ; flu then pc prw.:d them fo
warmly, that they retreated into harbour.
Large numbers of Light Horfe parade the cos&
every night. Soldiers from the regiments here are
employed in making to,ooo weddings for the car-
ronades with which the Dover boats are armed.— 1
They have already made yOOO.-.-The wind (kill con-
tinues S.S.W. and moderate, with a very Imooth fee.
Jaw. 13.—We have been without accounts from
the enemy's coal for fame days. Yefterday, at times,
Tome heavy gnus were heard; and this morning,
from day-light until noon, a continued and heavy
cannonade has been heard hem, in the direeion of
Boulogne. It being thick, we are not able to fee any
thing from our heights: the wind is as fair as can
blow from Boulogne. By foam the firing is thought
to be the enemy's flotilla corning out to maneravre
before Boxesattes, and our brava tars (eluting him,
on his arrival on the coaft ; br others, that the,
French troops in camp near Boulogne are having a
field•day. We are very anxious to know the refult;
and Ilsould any cruiser arrive with news, you may
depend on knowing the refult.

Died, on the 6th iaaant, at Durham, aged 78, the
Rev. Ns wrow OoLs, D. D. Dean of Winchelter, and
Prebendary of Durham. He was Father of the Chap-
ter' luving been inflalled in t 768. He was made
Dean of Winchefler in the foliovting year.—ln his
religion he was fincere and practical. In his morality
he was exemplary. In his politics he was attached
to the connitution of his country, and too difinterefled
to court the favour of a triumphant party. On the
review of a long life like his, we cannot too flrongly
enforce on the minds of all high charxBers in Church
swd St.cte the precept of Co, Oa lie dye hiecup
The hearfe containing the remains of Ma LOCT
SMYTH, who died fuddenly at a hall, palled through
Petworth, on its way to Stopham, on Sunday left, at
the time of divine fervice. The tolling of the ff.
neral knell during the proceffion very much affected
the congregation et the parifh church, and for Come
time fufpended the fervice.
Mr. WICKHAM has certainly reigned the office of
Principal Secretary to the Loan LISUTSNANT of
I , and Sir Eva N , Secretary to the
Admiralty, is appointed to fucceed him in that im-
portant Situation. Mr. Mutants alto retires, but
his fuccefliar, we believe, has not yet been named.

The Clerks of Lieutenancy in tile county of Dum•
',won, hare received letters ftom the Secretary of
State, dcfiring them to make up lift• of all the male
inhabitants, from the age of 17 to so, who are to
form the Army en Mag. which is to be immediately
called nut.

Yellerdity his Royal Highncfs the Duke of You
ordered fourteen Recruiting Parties fiorn the Cold-
llream Regiment of Foot Ouards, to proceed to the
country immediately. An equal number from the
firlt and third Regiment were expected to be ordered
this day.
A great number of light carriages nr caravans on
fprings, calenlated for the conveyance of a number of
troops to any given point, or for the remo••al 01 camp
equipage, proviliqns, &c. have been conftrutted by
order of Government, and fent to different parts of
the Ira Evans.

The &lift alarm at Southampton. mentioned in our
paper of yeflerday, wa. e tend ed to Winchefler, as
app;:ars by the following extra& of a letter from the
Latta phice, dated January to Lail night, abut't
ten o'clock, in confenoelice of one ~f the beaci.ns
being lighted in the neighbourhood Southampt“ro
As repeating the fiZnal of the enemy being on our
coin, orders were given f,r all the Volunteers in this
city to be under arms, and which they were in :I very
Ihort time, and reinained fn till four o'clock in the
morning, when it uife.vered to be a mistake."

Cos M , Ma k).-1.A..r, Jaw. t3.—To-day
there is hardly any trLth Samples of Wheat come to
hand, and of late am little of tine quality—Saks of
this article have [mall AuStiation, bnt very Got
Dantzic reaches 60.. per Quarter—Prefuming better
fvpply c f 'lathy, it is not dearit—Malt at the fame
—Grey Peas rather dearer—We have a grid fupply
of Oats, which are noted at (mall difference of price
—Flout is getting cheaper.