Star.
London, England, 1801-04-01 00:00:00

paring for defence. Such of, the inhabitants as
have horfes or carriages, have voluntarily given
them up for feveral days to aft in the works
carrying on. The armed 'citizens are extremely
alert. •

Two Captains who yeaerday evening arrived
from the North Sea, bring intelligence that the
Englifh fleet, under Adm irals PAILF and Nz zso
is cruizing between Anholt and Kullen. Some
affert that two (hips of this beet are already to be
feen bat fhould-the ivind tontinue at S. E. as it
has done for the WI fortnight, and as is not un-
cultomary at this feafon of the year, the fleet-will
hot be able to get up to Elfusenr.
According to certain accounts from Sweden,
the Swedifh fleet; confining of 7 hips of the line
and 5 frigates, is completely ready to fail at Carlf-
irOna, ind only waits for a favourable wind to
plateed t 6 Copenhagen.

COPENHAGEN, MARCH 21.

The Englil fleet Which failed from Yarmouth,
Wet Admirals Hens PARKER, and Lord NEL.
has now made its appearance near the ifland
Ashok, in the Cattegat. Yetierday afternoon
Fate& frigate arrived at Elfinore with a Flag
of Truce, and brought difpatches for Mr. DRUM.
theftsllth Minitier here, who to-day pre-
fineed a Nbte to the Minifiry, and had an inter•
view with Count BERNStORFF ; after this inter-
view at. DRUMMOND prepared for his departure,
and ha's .aatially fet out this evening for Eltinore,
accompanied by Mr. VAN3ITTART. This after-
orders were gitep to occupy the coati with
*Bits:if': for this purpofe the light infantry in gar-
Won in the citadel; will be detached 01 further
brdtrs. •
We are &Mired that bythe Note or Ultimattim,
iirehbfed by MT. DIUNKOND, to the Secretary of
Sbite Count Bsalsiroasr, our Government is re•
Spiked .to feeede from the Northern alliance ; to
grant the free pafrage of the Sound to the Englifli
fleet, and that the Dmith (hips are no longer to
rail with convoy. Should thefe terms not be ac-
kecili to, Mr. DRU m 'sow D was to afk for patTports,
'which have accordingly been gNen him, as well
as to Mr. VANSITTART.

On the part of England it was demanded that
tour anfwer should be given in fix hours ; at firil
it was alfo reported that Mr. DRUMMOND had
had a fecond interview with Count BERweroavr.

•NOTNER LITTER' S•ME DAT&
A certain number of battalions are now fla-
ilorted in the different Danifh Iflands. The de-
fence of the ifland of Zealand confills of nineteen
battalions, which form fix regiments.
Since our Lift letters, Captains have been ap.
pointed to the followintten Chips of the line :
Captains b. H. Fiscal', to the Neptune; C.
VON TkluN, to the Waldemar; OVRQ LUTR►N,
to the Hertditary Princes Maria; Lussou, to
tfie Hereditary Prince Frederic ; HERBST' to the
Schiold ; Pali, to the Odin ; Sem uttz, to the
Juilitia ; Hots-rue; to the Louifa Augufta ; and
Limomoi.m, to the Dithrnarfchen. Lieutenant
Just, is appointed Commander of the gun-boat
Stavary t. and the Second Lieutenant R. Wu's',
to the command of the gun-boat Nyekioping.—
The former Commanders of thefe veils are em-
ployed in other fervicel
This Week the following (Lips of war have been
got ready for fervice ; the block-fhip Charlotte
Amelia, under tilt command of Capt. BROOMS;
the Proveftern, Capt. Rua° x I and the Cronburg,
Lieut. Haut It. The King's yacht, the Seetvurm,
Which, under the command of Capt. ACRF LETS'
trill be Rationed as a guardihip in the Belt, has
likewife been got ready. The molt alive prepa-
rations are making to prevent the Englilh from
making themfelves matters of the Belt.
On the 18th intl. a Royal Placart was Med,
by which all perfons able to libotir are required
to of ll in the naval preparations, Thofe who of-
fer their fervices voluntarily receive 15 rixdollass,
and are provided for in cafe of fisknefs.
A proclamation has been publifhed here forbid-
ding the exportation of arms, ammunition, or any
kind of commodities of ufe in war; the offenders
a?,ainft this order will be punilhed not only with
the confifeation of their goods, but be fent to work
on the fortifications, for the term of from two months
:s dim years, according to circumfiances.

BRUNSWICK, MARCH 22.

We learn, that the anfwer of the Britifh Cabi-
ret to the Pruffian Diclaration has been received,
Ind that in confequence feveral regiments at Bee-
'l have received orders to hold themfelves in
...4dinefs to march; the fame order has been fent
the PrulTian army of Obfervati& in Weftpbalia.
i h.: military route of the Duke of Brunfwick has
courfe been changed ; his Highnefs is to com-
mand the Pruirtan army, and will arrive at Min-
den on the tfith MIL This army is to occupy part
0 the EleCtorate of Hanover, particularly the
mouth and banks of the Elbe, Wefer, and Ems.
visena, 11•11/11 14.
Lord Marro received a Courier from Canaan-
biopic on the night of the itch, fince which it
was reported 6,000 men belonging to General
BECROXIII'S Expedition had lauded in Egypt,