Star.
London, England, 1805-02-02 00:00:00

HAMBURGH MAILS.

The two Hamburgh Mails due on Sunday arc!
Wednefday, arrived la( night. The molt imprtant
intelligence they bring is contained in the extra& of
a letter from Madrid, dated December t 4, which
Hates, that on the fame clay on which the declaration
of war again( England was made known, his Ca-
tholic Majctly fignrsi a treaty with Portugal, in con-
fequence of which the latter declares itfelf the Ally
of Spain and the Encmy of England!
VISION*, JAN. t2.—To-day a courier arrived from
our Ambaff.rdor at Paris to the Mininer of State,
who immediately after difpatched a courier to the
Court of Berlin. The fubje& of the difpatches of
thefe couriers is faid to be the affairs of Italy. A
Trench courier has li!;escife arrived here from Paris.

Jaw. 16.—1 t is Paid that Martha' Boosts has left
Conflantinople—this as yet requires confirmation. 4.—
The hope that the peace of the Continent will be
maintained, and con:iris:4:d by the endeavours of
our Court, in conjunction with thole of St. Peter!:
burgh and Berlin, continually appears better founded.
The States of Bohemia hare granted 4.00,000 &-
sins fur the purchale of corn.
The military farce of Militia enntills at prefent of
f; regiments of ia6ntry of the line ; 17 regiments
if frontier infantry ; eight regiments of cuiraffiers ;
rr regiments of dragoons : lix regiments of Light
--iorfe; twelve regiments t f buffers ; three regiments
nt Uhlans ; one regiment of cbaffeurs ; four regi-
ments of Tyrolefe militia ; one corps of bombardiers;
•ine corps of pioneers ; one corps of miners ;—one
•rps of fappers one corps of pontonners.
To this army arc appointed nine Field Martha's,
siorty-five Generals of Artillery, and Generals of
; 136 Field M.trllial Lieutenants ; and a;8
M.,jtir Generals.
The lateli letters from Paris make no mention of
the time when the Pupe may be expefted to return
to kome.

LINES OF THR Matta, JAN. 351—.The Chevalier
V L Gu CS who has been fct at liberty on the appli
the paired through Munich on the
hi) WAY from Paris to RUM..

. „ • ..
ritAIMOIT, JAW. T7.--ACCOWS from the Lower
Rhine Rate the number of troops that are detached
from the Army of the Coal!. and drawing towards
Italy. at 40,000 men.

They write from Paris that the Pope, in cafe of
certain changes in Italy,will fix his feat at Compiegne.
Letters from Paris Cay, that the projeaed eledoral
anion between the Eledur Archchancellor and the
rlators of Heffe and Wirt:mburg has been commu-
nicated likewife to the Envoys from the Elettoral
Courts of Saxony, Bavaria, and Baden, for their ac-
ceffion, but that this union finds great difficulties.
GENOA, JAN. 3.- On the 28th of December the
French fleet lay Rill at anchor at Toulon ; the report
that it had put to fea was premature. On the zift
of December, Admiral NELSON, with eighteen Blips
of war, failed from Cagliari, in Sardinia, where he
had taken in water and provifions, while Admiral
lima Bayou, with his froadron, was cruizing off Mi-
norca.

Our Gazette contains the following article, dated
Madrid, Dec. 24:
" On the fame day on which the Declaration of
War againli England appeared here, our Sovereign
figned a Treaty of Alliance with Portugal, by which
the Court of Lilbon declares kick an Ally of Spain,
and an enemy of England."

Yeflerday, about three o'clock, his MAJESTY ar-
rived at the Qt.issm's Houle from Kew.

We are happy to fay the QISIN was much better
yelie►day. At two o'clock the PRINCE of WALES
vifited her MAJESTY.

In the Houle of Commons ha night. Mr. PITT
give notice. that on an early day be timid fix A time
t .r bringing forward the Ways and Means of the Year.

By our Repot of the Proceedings of Houfe of
Commas', is will be teen that the difcutlion of the
tZ2ellion relative to the Sheriffs ltawr.rus and Cox
is poftponed till Tueftlay. It teems they have not
yet made up their minds whether or not they are to
offer any exculpatory evidence. The late Sheriffs
and Under Sheriffs were yesterday in the Gallery.
Late on Tuefday evening, Mr. WAGSTILIT the
Meffenger left town on his way to St. Peteriburgh,
with difpatches to Lord G. L. Gowsa, our Minilter
at that Court.

Admiral STitsuors is appointed to fuperintend
the fitting out of the (hips at Deptford and Wool-
wich, in the room of Admiral DOUGLAS.
Difpatxhes were yellerday received at the Admi-
ralty from Admiral Sir C. Correa.

On Thurfday morning, a detachment of the Guard;
marched from Knightfbridge barracks on their way
to Chatham, to join the Guards there.
The following, we undertland, are the numbers of
men obtained by Mr. PITT's additional defence bill
Ittglantl 263—. Scotland 144—Ireland 1026—Total 2432.

The dinner given yetterday by the Duke of YOR II
at Willis's Rooms in King-ltreet, was of the mon
fplendid defcription. Upwards of one hundred and
fifty fat down at (even o'clock, confining chiefly of
oLicers who had ferved with his Highnefa for the Lin
20 years m the Coldtlream Regiment. Among the
c..).npatty were—

The Duke of CNIMILAND, Lords CAVAN, SAT and StLt,
CIIIAILAS SOMANSET, SOUTKAPIPTON, FORIIIIIq, and STOPVOID;
Gtn:rals Loosow, Lannott, BURILARD ; Major Wm,
Hon. Capt. UPTON PAGET, &C.

Aftcr dinner, IVon obis Domine was rung by Meths.
KNYVFTTS, SALE, GONE, LEFT, DIGNUSI, GIBBONS,
and Thrt.mt.—Goti Sate the King followed, accom-
panied by the Duke of York's Band. Between each
toad many beantii.ilgleesand tingle longs were lung.
George and England Serve, by DIGNUM, salted with
the chorus, had a wonderful effee. The fublime
glee of Dr. CaLcorr's, Peace to the Souls of the Heron,
was finely lung by the two KNYVETTS and Las-r.
We feel it our duty to Rate, that an article we in.
fined yeflerday as a melancholy inliance of the effees
of giving way to pallon, is this day contradieed in
the Morning Paper from which we copied it.

The Hon. PENISTON Latin, M. P. eldefl fon of
Lord Vifcount MELSOURNR, was yelerday buried at
Hatfield. The troop of cavalry which he command-
ed, at tira intended to have paid him the military
honours to which he was entitled, and his noble fa-
ther had given orders that preparations lhould be
made fititable to the grandeur and folemnity of the
occaficti. The will of the Hon. Gentleman, how-
ever, requetted that his burial lhould be private, and
it was fo.

We have authority to fay, that the marriage re-
ported in the STAR on Thurfday let, to have taken
place between SAMUEL SHRIGLEY, Paymafter, of the
13th Light Dragoons, and the eldeft daughter of
Major DOI' ERTY, of the fame regiment, is the fa-
brication of fame malignant perfon, no fuch eireum-
fiance having tal.cn place.

The fellow who r .hbed the young man in the em
ployment of Mars. GREEN and RICHARDS, Newfmen,
who was carrying Tome newfpapers to the Gloucener
Cofee-houfe, to be thence forwarded by the mail to
Mr. LATHAM, at Bath and Brißol, has !ince becn ex-
amined, and is fully committed fur trial.

On Sunday morning a woman in Knightfbridge
hayracks was fafely delivered of a female child, making
the fifth generation on the female fide, and all of
whom were prefent at the birth ; confining of Lucy
WALL, the infant's mother; Maar HAYWOOD, the
grandmother ; DotoymY SMITH, the great grand.
mother ; and DOROTHY SIMPSON, the great•great-
grandmother.
Boydell's Lottery being decided, and but few
rickets in the State Lottery left, the public are re-
commended to make an early application to the Lot.
tery Offices, for the following Capital Prizes : 1 of
25,00c1. 2 of 20,00501. 3 of io,oool. 3 of s°ool. &c.
&c. &c. which are now in the wheel.
When ARCH I mr nPs difcovered the materials in the
Crown of Diobsysius, his joy was fu !peat that he
run about the lireets of Syraeure naked, exclaiming,
I have found it—l have found it !"—what would
have been his joy had he lived in the prefent time,
when by walking to a Lcttery•Of!ice he may find
TIN, Twti 1 If, or even TWINTY-FITS THOUSAND
I'OU NOS.