Star.
London, England, 1801-09-17 00:00:00

AMERICA

HALIFAX, JUNE, dot.
The Afrembly, during the laft Seffions, granted
20,0001. in all, for various improvements. Among
other g: ants, soul. was given to begin paving the
ftreets of Halifax. A law is made, and Commit--
fioners appi)inted to execute this bufinefs, remove
all nuifances, projeftions, and encroachments on
th,: tireets. 'Oleic are to be permanent Magiftrates,
with full power and authority to do good—Mars.
MATHEWS, L. HARTSHORNE, and C. MORRIS, jun.
are appointed. The country market is large and
handfornely built, and plentifully furnifhed with
excellent provifions from to to 25 percent. cheaper
than formerly, and the farmer more profited. It
was much oppofed by the town butchers, but the
benefit became th e more evident, from their Rrug•
gles to engrofs the market to themfelves, and
st is now quietly eftabliflicd. A grant has been
made of soool. to rebuild a town-market on the
!cite of the old one. The Government houfe is
carried up to the principal Rorey, is a beautiful
building, completely executed, and the Rone indu-
rates to admiration. It gives univerfal fatisfaetion,
and is confidered tobe the bell aruCture in America.

The bridge at Windfor (near the Forks) has
been finned more than a year, and is an excellent
piece of work, and proves highly advantageous to
the town and country. We have altered the road
to avoid Ardoife-Hill, and (horten the diftance
fixty rods ; it was opened, and all the bridges
built tall autumn ; and Mr. Mouts, who lives on
the road, is appointed to make it a turnpike road, '
by, or before, sth Oftober next. A new road is
alfo made to avoid the rocky ledges near Mr.
UNIACIB'S bottle. Mr. FAIRDANK'S ftage to
Windfor (diftance about so miles), fucceeds won-
derfully, runs twice a week, and takes fix infide,
and two outride paftengers. It is in contempla-
tion to extend it to Anapolis (about Lfo miles), as
the roads are made fo very good.
We have an emigration of Soo people from
Scotland, who were intended for the United
States, but changed their mind; part of them are
arrived, and are a good defcription of people.
Many of theni have competent means of fettle-
meat, and our Alterably have granted to the Go-
vernor a vote of credit of moo]. to affift thole
who may need aid. It is propofed to fettle them
along the road from Pifton to Truro, and the
new roads to Murguedoboit, and thence to Pref.
ton. Some of them are to be fettled between Co-
beguid and Mac Nab's Bridge, upon excellent
lands. That road is now fo good that a coach may
drive from Halifax to Pifton ( too miles) except
four miles, for which money is granted, and Corn-
miffioncrs appointed, who are alto to order any
other repairs necelfary on that road. We have
a road opened from Liverpool to Anapolis; alfo
from Luenburg, and people have aaually com-
menced fettlements. Money is granted to make
a good road from Cape Sable to Halifax, and it
will be done this year. The frequent shipwrecks
on the ifle of Sable has induced the Affembly to
grant 6001. credit to fettle three families on the
Hand. Three honk.; are preparing to be com-
pletely fitted up ; one for each end, and one on
the middle of the Ifland, to be accommodated with
proper boats, which arc building by Mr. Coleman.
Thefe, with three families, provifions, fheep, hogs,
and cows, are to be there before the loth Oftober
next. We fend iron camboofes and (loves inflead of
chimnies. The detail of this ellablifhment is com-
mitted to Meltrs. Forfyth, Wallace, C. Morris, jun.
William Cochran, and Mr. Wentworth. There
are feveral other good things in contemplation,
but I muff not overwhelm you. I cannot however
forbear mentioning 3001. granted to clear the
Shubenacadie river, preparatory to the canal bnfi-
nefs. Meas. Hartfhorne, Wallace, and Uniacke,
have undertaken it.

LONDON.

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17.

PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK:

- -
3pu Cent. Coot 3pf, f--5 Cwt 9S}—
Ozonium 7f, f.
TRICE OF STOCKS YESTERDAY :
3 per C. Conf. 554 f f f Omnintr. 8f 71 8
5 per Cent. Ann. wf ff I FAO& Tkkete 161.
Imp. 3 per C. spf Irlth Tickets St.
Imp. Ann..— Conf. for Ace. 39} 60 591
DIIIILIN, 51PT12122112:5 per C. Gov. Dib. po.

This day we received Paris Papers to the t4th
;nitwit, inclusive. Except mentioning the arrival
of a few more gun-boats at Boulogne on the 7th
inftant, they contain hardly any news. Thefe vef-
fels were chafed by one of our frigates which, even
by the enemy's account, feems to have done them
Come damage. On the 14th of September the
Tiers Confofidis were 48 fr. 15. cent. The follow-
ing are extraas from the journals received :

PARIS, SEPT. I2.—Count Bum e•o, Envoy from
the Eleetor of Sazoav to the French Republic,
bas arrived at Paris. _ . .

Mutt. y, AUG. 29.—In the afternoon of the day
before yellerday, the Honourable ARTHUR PAGET,
Ambaffador of his BRITANNIC MAJESTY, paid
through this place on his way to Vienna, to fucceed
I.ord MIN TO he was preceded by Mr. EAsr, one
of the King's Mefiengers, who accompanied him
through France : a little before Meffrs. Sc m LADE
and Hs ais AN, Members of the Chancery of Ham.
burgh, who had been on a million to Paris, pallid
here alfo on their way back to Hamburgh. In
the evening, 1. V. Mouaom Secretary, and five
perfons belonging to the Ambaador Cm A MPACIIY,
palled likewite on their route for Strafburgh, where
they arc to meet that Arnbafradoi, who has gone
by the way of Befancon ; they will then all pro.
c cd together to Vienna, where the e.nbafly is et-
pcEled on the irk of September.

BovLoorrt, Sem 7.—A new divifion of (even•
teen gnn-boats and one gun-velrel, arrived in this
port yeaerday from Saint-Valery : it confifted when
it fet out, of feventeen gun-boats and two gun-.
vefrels : it was obferved coming out of port, and
followed by an .Englifh frigate as fas as Eftaples
The frigate then fent a pinnace to inform the other
velrels of the divifion, that a French convoy was
in fight and under way, and immediately began
to cannonade it : our divifion returned the fire with
vigour. The cannonade began at four o'clock,
and continued till night ; a bullet paired through
the gun-vefrel which led the convoy, and (he was
obliged to rnn on (bore, having had (even men
killed and five wounded during the engagement ;
the reft of the divifion continued its route, always
cannonading and cannonaded.
Towards evening five or fix large veflels of the
enemy's fquadron arrived: slight, and the tide
which flopped the enemy, facilitated the entrance
of our flotilla into port, where it anchored about
ten at night, to the number of eighteen fail. iThe
gun-veirel which condueled it had three men killed
and one wounded. The Englifh muff have loft a
great many people, for our flotilla, which mount-
ed 24-pounders, kept up a very briik fire, as did
all the forts on the coati, and many of the bullets
!truck the enemy's vac's.

The Englifh obferving the gun.veffel which had
run afhore, fent a boat with an officer and four
men, to fummon the Captain to furrender the
promifing to allow him to retire with the
crew. The Captain took the officer and four men
prifoncrs. The veffel was got off and was carried
into the port of Eftaples.
TouLoti, A ua. 22.—A flag of truce from Abou-
kir landed here yefterday the garrifon of Rhama-
nie, of 260 men, partly French, and
partly Syrians and Greeks.

LEGHORN, AUGUST 26.—An embargo has been
laid on all the veffels in this harbour. It is fup-
pofed that the objeft of this meafure is to fend
provilions and ammunition to Longone. The
bombardment ofPorto-Ferrajo would have already
been begun, had not the veltels fent to the aflif-
tance of the befiegers experienced fome checks and
difappointments. We learn by all the 'rails from
Sardinia, that the crop there this year has been
exceedingly abundant.
FLORENCE, AUGUST 35.—In the night between
the 19th and xoth, one of the Pops's couriers
paned through this city, on his way to Paris, with
a ratification of the Concordat, figned in that ca-
pital on the tgth of July.
The deputies of the Hebraic nation, at Sienna,
had, on the xoth, an audience of the King of Eva tr-
a la, by whom they were molt gracioufly received,
and who allured them of his impartial protection,
and an amelioration of their condition.

During their flay at Parma, their MAJESTIES
paid a vifit to the celebrated printer BODON r, who
had the honour of prefenting them with a magni-
ficent work about to be publithed, under the title
of ,g A Defcription, in Italian, French, and Span-
iel', of the Chamber in the Convent of Sr. Paul,
at Parma; painted by the inimitable Painter of
the Graces, ANTONIO ALLsoza, called Corregio."
MADRID, Auo UST 15.—The Court of Portugal
has appointed M. Fatima to be Minifter Plenipo-
tentiary to treat for a definitive peace with France,
through the medium of the Ambalfador BONA.
PARTE. It appears that the conferences will be
loon opened, that Minifter having been here al-
ready two days. In the mean time French troops
pats through Bayonne to reinforce the army now
on its march to the frontiers of Portugal, and
which at prefent conafts of not lets than 35,000
men.

The Portuguefe army, notwithQanding all the
requifitions and all the efforts made to augment it,
will not amount to more titan 20,000 men : the
great difproportion between the two armies gives
us reafon to believe that the Portuguefe Plenipo-
tentiary will accede to all the conditions, and that
hollilities will not take place.
AdmiralTauc u ET fet out on the night between
the sth and 6th for Cadiz.

RATISSON, SETT. 2.7—The votes arc terminated
in the College of Princes : contrary to the common
expeBation, the majority teem; to have agreed to
grant to the EihtrEllOß unlimited powers for con.
eluding the peace. The vifit of Count LF HRBACH
to the Envoy of Cologne gins rife to various
conjedures.
SEPT. 3.—Count LE HRIACH did not make a
long nay at this place : he fet out the day before
yefterday, taking the road to Vienna. It appears
that he would have been employed in the affairs of
the Empire, if the Conclufum had conferred unli-
mited powers on the Emperor to terminate the
bufinefs of the indemnities; but there is reafon to
think that the vote of Magdeburgh will have the
plurality of fuffrages ; and this important affair
will be decided by the Diet, or by a deputation of
its appointment.

Baron d'OPTEDA, the Hanoverian I%finifler at
the Diet, protefled, on the 3111 of Augull, againft
the complaints of C. BACHtI, in regard to the
recruiting, and the agent of the Ptince of LAPIN.

rratu-Wt till atm pofitively declared that there-
ports of the recruiting were abfolutely falfe. He
delivered in his note to the direCtion of the Empire,
and had a conference on that fubjeft with the
Minifter of the French Republic.
HAGUE, AUGUST 3t.—From every thing it ap-
pears that our Conflitution will be reformed in
fpite of all oppofition. We are afrured that the
journey of General SCHIMMELPENNINCK had this
ebjeft in view. The plan of a new Conftitution is to
be revifed by Citizen JEHOVENNANDASI,WhOre well
known talents mull produce fomething valuable:
Troops have been brought into Weflphalia, by
order of the KING of PRUSSIA, to prevent the ex-
portation of grain; various coptefts often take place
between the contraband traders and the military.

Ss vr. s.—Great numbers of officers and other
perfons have been embarked at the Tezel, in order
to be employed at our poifeffions on the Coaft of
Guinea. They fail in a veffel with a neutral flag.
ROMS, AUGUST aa.-The Cardinal CAPIAILA,
appointed Legate for Ecclellafficalaffairs in France,
is on the point of fetting out immediately for Paris.
Troops have been fent to Urbino, where a com-
motion took place on the zoth intlant. The mob
proceeded to the palace, took poffeffion of the ar-
tillery that was there, placed tome of it in the
fquare, and the reft on the ramparts; they then
feized the Members of the Government, and thofe
of the Reprefentatives of the people. Some per-
tons who had influence over the mob found means
to pacify them, by promifing that they should ob-
tain a pardon from St. Peter; many have come
hither to folicit it. His Hold); ass will not refute
their petition, particularly fo becaufe it appear
that the, difturbance was occafioned by a fcarcity
of provifions.

Difpatches were yefterday received at the Ad-
miralty from Egypt, but not of a later date than
thole formerly received. _ _

Lord ST. VINCisT is quite recovered from his
late Wilds, and attends the Board of Admiralty
every day.

Governor BEwrimc a's journey to France has no
reference whatever to any political bufinefs.
Captain WHITEY, of the SEVERN man of War,
who returned about a month fince from his Weft
India Ration, has, within thefe few days, been
appointed Flag Captain under his uncle, Admiral
CORNWALLIS.

In the lilt of kith Peers to whom the Clerk of
the Crown and Hanaper has announced the iffue
of writs for elating a Reprefentative Peer, the
names of feveral Noblemen who enjoy the honours
of the PeErage are omitted. This arifes from the
circwnaance of thofe Noblemen not having regu•
larly qualified themfelves by taking the neceffary
oaths in Parliament; Tome from minority, others
from abfence, and a few from their fcruples in
matters of religion : by claiming their Peerage, and
taking the neceffary oaths in the Imperial Houfe
of Peers, thefe Noblemen will be enabled here-
after to ezercife the privilege of voting in the elec-
tion of Reprefentatives.
A plan of defence, upon a more extenfive fcale,
and more effedually calculated to anfwer every
objed, than any which has been yet propofed or
adopted, is (aid to be nearly brought to a conclu-
fion. It has been under the confideration of the
Cabinet for three weeks; and the late infpedion
of the coats by the Duke of Your was intimately
connefted with it. This new fyfiem of defence
only waited for his Royal Highncfs's fixation, to
be carried into effed.

According to report, all perfhns capable of fer-
vice, from the age of fisteen to fixty, are to be
armed with pikes, in the diftriEls along the coal'
molt liable any fudden defcent of the enemy.
By the fyftem of defence adopted throughout the
Welt, a force confining of about to,ooo troops,
and goo* men of the poffe.comitatus, regularly
arrayed, may be brought within 48 hours to any
point of the coati.

During the late furvey of the four weflern coun-
ties, Dorfet, Somerfet, Devon, and Cornwall, for
the purpofe of adopting defenfive meafures again(
the threatened invAfion, it appeared that their re-
fpeetive populations muff have molt materially
changed fince the days of King ALFRED, in whofe
reign the country was divided into hundreds—a
hundred being that (pace of land, which contained
too families; for Dorfet containing fixty hundreds,
returns but 64omen to the militia—Somerfet forty-
two hundreds, to the militia 840—Devon only
thirty-three hundreds, to the militia t6co—and
Cornwall but nine hundreds, to the militia 640.—
This return, exclufive of the Supplementary Mili-
tia, and the militia ellablifhed amongft the Miners,
confining of about 800 men—Dorfet meafures
1250 fquare miles—Somerfet 1520—Devon 2520
-and Cornwall 1450.
The Britifh troops under the command of Bri-
gadier General CI-IN Tow, which have taken poffef-
fion of the gland of Madeira, mutter about I too
effeaives, confining of a detachment from the
Royal Artillery, and the tft battalion of the 85th
Infantry.
The Volunteer corps having been brigaded, it
is reported that they will be thortly reviewed by
fomc General Officer in Brigades at different points
of the Weft.

On Tuefday laa the Fira Regiment of Royal
EAR India Volunteers had a field-day in the Corn-
pany:s ground at Iflington. The battalion paired
in review in quick and flow time, after which the
colours were efcorted from the m irquee by the
grenadiers ; the regiment then moved in various
new direlions, and fired by grand divifions, com-
panies from right to left, while the light infantry
performed bufh firing, or fire and retreat ; they
then formed, advanced in a line, and faluted Co-
loud Sir LIONEL DAIELL.