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The new Miniflerial arrangement in Auflris does TO THE EDITOR OF THE STAR.
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not, frunmhe hints thrown out is the Monitrur, ap-
pear to afford perfed fatistadion to the Ent soma of hilts which I have
Sia—To you I addrefs the few
the FR arc H. The appointment of Count SrAniom is
atond,offefrecs,,nfidriily,•baetcltucfcon.ytoarnrss
ft tmhe;ntnyilictaspzer r
almoil openly artacka ; but lhould Baron Tnuour defence of the country, a fubjed interelting to every
be reßored to his former influence in the Aultrian mart in it. The army, as well at the country, look
Councils, what a profufion of angry comment and • for much from the combination o( talent which is Paid
inveftive may not be espetted I The fudden appear- Ito compote the Military Council. Berm Pays, that
ranee of that venerable and confummate Statefman by their fcrutiny into the various departments of the
at y, the Board of Military Enquiry will reader tie
at Vienna, a few days ago, produced an citraordi- left important fervice to their country, thweibe Board
nary ferdation there. It was the firft time, fince he of Naval Enquiry has already done. Front the Coon-
had retired from the Governmentkthat he had suited eil and Board we may hope for every- thing; perhaps,
the Capital ;report, of his re appointment to his for-
once more to rival the proud days of our Military
user office inliantly followed. Hillary.
It is, I believe, generally allowed, that at prefeat
We learn, by private communications from Vien. • oar army does not abound more with Officers of great
ea, the falfehood of the rumours circulated in the military talent than formerly. In the belt and molt
French papers, refpeeing the ignominious isfaijral of fuccefsful days of our military career. when we had
M. Co aaaaaa r, from the high office which he filled. So to boaft of a Maatisentoona, a &rasa, and a Parse-
had likewite in our ferviee an Eons. a.
far from it, his refignation was voluntary ; the permit- anda :re; w eeminent foreigners. Might we not now
lion for it was repeatedly folicited before it was obtain the Archduke CH•atas, and other foreigners
granted; and when his Imperial Mejefty found himfelf of great ability? Britith pay would, in the prefeotilate
obliged to yield to the willies of that faithful and able of the Continent, draw to os the firft Officers. Fis
fervaot, he did it with extreme rduelance, and with all V natives of ialrnParjorennst tCalterEmlannchotnitcrrais
the circemflance. calculated to (often the impreMon it Englifh, Scots, mid Ira, to command in his &miff.
might have made. As a proof •of his eßeem, the lam glad to learn that that moll eapenlive de-
Emperor did him the honour of dining at his Imre pas tmenr, the Barrack, is undergoing a revere feruti-
ny and reform. I hope that the Comtnitfariot and
la Moravia, on his way to take.poffeffion of his
Medical departments of our Army will nest undergo
catpit.al, a 11;10 enquiry. Two late Works on the Abufes an
there Departments are well worthr the attention•of
the Commillioners of Military ral qui r I, a pamphlet
of Mr. de HAIRLAMD, on the Commiltariot, sad an

BON AAAA ra fill profecutes, with unremitting, ar-
dour, the plans he has formed for the exclufion of
Britifh manufat9ures from the Continent, and whreh
were not fufpended even during the late Peace.
Letters have been received at Glafgow•, from Duf-
feldorf, dated the 7th infant. by which it appears,
that the French are determined to feize Britifh ma-
nufatures through every part oflavaria. A French
euftorn-houfe officer, with a number of affiftants, had
reached Duffeldorf on the sth. and immediately in-
filled on examining and taking away books and let-
ters belonging to the merchants, and wifhed to feize
Britifh goods, although no prohibition againft them
had then been made in that country. It is farther
Anted, that a large waggon was feized by the French
officers, on the road near Balk, upon the territory
of the Eleaor of Baden. The officers opened the
packages, and took with them all Britilb manuf•e-
cured goods.
His plans are not, however, conned to fuch modes
of attack as we have jut fated. By negotiation, by
intrigue, by prornifes, and by threats, he endeavours
to bring other Powers to adopt his views ; that all
the porn of the Continent, from the extremity of
Italy to the Baltic, may be (hut again( our corn-
merce. It is underitood, that tome (tarp remon-
frances on this fubjeft have been made, but hitherto
without elle& to tin Conn of Berlin. Denmark has
been alined in 'the fame way, and neither tempta-
tions nor threats, we underftand, have been fpared to
induce her to eke ScWad spina us—a nrsafure
that would be as ruinous to the commerce of the
Dim, 4i it would be injurious to the Britifh trade.

able work by Dr. Jacasor, on the Medical Depart.
tnent of the Army.
It may not he undeferving the notice of the Mili-
tary Council, whether the eilablifhment of our Foot
Guards bp not exceffive--three Regiments, confining
of upwards of moot) men, is finely nut of all pro-
portion to the Regiments of the Line, which are our
regular force.
The privileges of the Guards are an eyefore to the
Regiments of the Line, whole conduit in the field, or
in quarters, has never been inferior to the Guaids
why make a dillindion ,where no preference is
due The Yuen are the fame in the Guards as in the
Line, if you except their having a London education ;
the Officers differ from thole of the Line, in their
being all either men of high family or great fortune.
You (hall hear again from your's,
•r OLD OfilClit.

On Thnrfday fe'nnight, a Court Martial 'Ambled
on board his Majeity's fhip ELEPHANT, ,to try Lieu-
tenant Josue Dawes, late of that sip, on charges
preferred agaanft him by the Officers of the fetid Ib'p,
viz. .1 Fraudulent and un officer.like condita."—The
charges being partly proved, the Court (in eon&
deration of the good character given' to Lieutenant
D,.wss by fume Captains prefent) only fentenced'bioi
to be feverely reprimanded, and flriflly admoniffied
him to be more circumfpea in his pecuniary traafae-
tions for the foture.

Duct.—On Sunday morning a chiel was fought ifs
the Marquis of Anaemia's Park, at Stone:wee, lafr
tween Captain Barmy, formerly of the r ft Dragoons,
and Captain Cumbllwas, of the Bth Dragoon'sjowlyen.
after exchanging two Blots each, the fecorids facceef.
ed in bringing about a reconciliation. Mutual app.
logics took place, and the affair terminated to aiet
honour of both parties.
On the nth infl. a meeting took place near R:in.
nell Houle, between two Gentlemen, owing-no es
mifunderflanding which had taken place the c.reced.
log evening; but, owing to the friendly interference
lit the leconds, and fame other gentlemen, the mat.
was made up without blondlbed. •
The Law Affociation have come to a refolution to
addrefs their late Colonel, Lord Easaise, on the
attention fo uniformly difplayed by his Lordfhip due.
ing the whole of the time he commanded that re.
fpalable corps. No focceffor to his Lqrdfhip will be
appointed until the nutlet of Mr. Wiromaat's plan,
in refpeft to the Volunteer Ellabblhrnent, (hall be ro,
golarly made known.
On Monday lift the Stafford Volunteers, toms
manded by Colonel FinilToll, were infpated by the
General of the Diftrid. The regiment was drawn
up in a large common field, near the town, and mut-
tered about Soo. The men went through their evo-
lutions with wonderful precifion ; and the General
etpreffed great fatisfalion at their foldier-like and
Ready conduct, and paid the Colonel a high compli-
ment on the difeipline of his regiment. An elegant
entertainment was provided for the cork:4 of Officers,
and principal inhabitants of the town.
The 4th dragoon guards, at Edinburgh, have get
their route for Mancheller and Liverpool. They are
to be replaced at Edinburgh by the id dragoons.
On Tuefday, a divilion of the 111 regiment of Drop
goons (or Royals) marched into Bury St. Edmund's.
and will be followed by the others in rotation, on
their route for Scotland.
The Ealllndia Recruits in the depot at Parkhurft,
as well as nearly rsob for the King's Regiments.
embarked on board the fleet for India on fuefdal
morning.
Shocking as the account may appear, but true it
is, that no lefs. than feven foldiers have. dtittn,yed
themfelves in the !fie of With.t; within theft tea
days, by drinking spirits—.one, lamentable to fay,
was an officer.
At the Commitlion in Dublin on Tkurfday
four men received !entente of death for ear inns lob.
belies.
At two o'clock on Sunday morning a quantity of
fmoke was perceived diming from the lower part of
the houfe of the Rev. Dr. Carr, No. 19, Upper
Berkeley.flreet, and on alarming the family it was
difeovered that the premifes were on fire. The flames
at firlt fpread rapidly, confiderable fears were enter-
tained fur the &fey of the perfons in the bottle, who,
h-wever, happily cleaned. Soon after till. fortunate
circunidance the whole of the hutile was in flames,
and it was in a [hurt time totally demolithed. The
(tables of Sir John Lade were rimmed near the back
of Dr. C;rr's houfe, but a pkntiful fupply of water
and the exertions of the firemen, prevented the flames
Pons communicating thither.

The attempt that has been made by fome indif-
creet individuals in the American Congrefs to carry
throng% a violent law refpeeing the protection of
American feamen, will probably be (touted by the
(ober and conliderate. Such new ideis in Legitlation
can hardly receive any countenance fr6m thole who
know the real Rite of the quellionc and if there
be any individuals on earth who cannot plead igno.
ranee as an teak for Intemperanee. it Is the Ame
cleans thetnfelves. -It may be true-that tome in,
dividuals, who Were born in America, have been im-
.prcired.into• our fereice ; but, where does the blame
lye ? Is there a fingle American alive who doe. pot
know that every artifice is employed to naturalize, as
~bey call it, all the Britifh feamen whom they can per.
(wade Co to difgrace themfelves : as if an American
certificate could convert a born Briton into any thing
site than a Briton. If no aft of a Britifh failor, in
ti, Britifh bottom, can give him an exemption from
' being called upon to fight the battles of his country;
will it ever be conceded to America, to rufpend or
interdict the poiier.which Britain has over her own
native born children ?—No, no. If there be any real
cattle of coniptiinisnit is on,our fide. Let America
abandon the nefarious fytlem bhich has led to the
impreffing of feameh from American bottoms. At
Icianinety.nine nut of every hundred feamen fo im-
preffed have been Britifh-born feamen, and againß the
Otie Ilia hundred that may have been taken by mil.
take, It would be eafy to prove that a much greater
number has been difhonourably fkreened and pro-
tefted by falfe and forged certificates of American
citizenfhip. The American Gcvernment is well am-
quainted with thole falts, and therefore we cannot
believe will encourage or countenance violent '
and hall), proceedings The whole of this import-
ant queßion, however, will probably. loon come
into difcuffinn officially between the two countries ;
arid we have nu doubt that, while on the one
hand, prompt redrefs will be given for real injuries,
not a jot will be relied of tilde rights which this
counts y has always aliened and ezercifed as jun to-
wards others, and of ential to its own prefervation.

Friday Lord It/DesnaLa intimated in the Irifli
Court of Chancery, that he wr,uld henceforth nnly
hear Inch cattle. as have been in part dirt:oiled before
him, and loch motions as were of a peremptory na-
ture,as his continuance in office c.arld pot be of long
duration.