Star.
London, England, 1801-11-07 00:00:00

FUR THE ST4R.

Mit. Fon-Mt—Von will much oblige many of
voltr s.ill.tut countrymen, by publithing this
t tt.,r. AV OLD SOLDIER.

•T•„ RIGHT HON. LORD HOBART, &c.

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1.(•..1—V0u will, i truly, pardon an old
Soldic;., who feels himfelf, and thofe with whom
lie f;reed, very unptilly negleeted: Without at-
temptielg to put the efforts of the troops ferving
at ,lalta on a fcalc with the heroes t-f Egypt—
fomcthing was fiirely due to men, who, for two
years, bore the burden an•l heat of the day at
tit:: blockade of Malta, the fall of which place,
they tc.rc taught to believe, of great eOnfequcnee;
bit etc; the gratification of his Majelly's thanks
were never received, though the lamentable Chief,
Sir RAI.r RGRCROMIIY, often ex prefred his alto.
niAimcut :.t fo unprecedented an event. Minorca
fell without a fngle shot—did not the troops un-
der Sir CHARLES STEWART receive his Majelly's
approbation ? Of your Lordfhip we have no right
tacomplain, but many aro the voices that accufe
your prcdeceffor, Mr. DL*NDAS, of unfeeling ne•
glea—that the troops at Malta fcrved with fuccefs
to their country, and honour to themfelves, is
not to be dulled ; and I hope your Lordfhip will
allow they have merited the thanks of their Coun-
try, thought they have not received them.
ALM OLD SOLDIER.

On Monday fe'nnight, the cotton•mill belonging
to Marrs. Whittaker And Munn, of Bacup, was
entirelydefiroyed by fire,bcfore any ailiflance could
be obtained.
On Monday 11.'nni7,11t, about twelve o'clock, a
terrible tire was difcovered in the corn-Rack of
Mr. Recd, of the Old Town, near Ottorburn,
Northumberland. By this horrid conflagration
fev,:itteen flacks of wheat and barley were entirely
dellroyed, as wax alto one of hay. This fire was
wilfully occafioned.
The flack-yard of Mr. Gibfon, farmer, near
ilexham, in the fame county, was alio fet on fire,
and twenty.fi:: flacks of grain entirely confumed.
Sunday evening, during Divine Service at St.
Mary's, Southampton, a dreadful fire broke out
at the Deanery. was entirely burned to the
ground : fu rapid we::: the flames, that no polible
afTillance could preferve the manfion, which had
recently been repaired and painted for the refl.
dence of Dr. Nourrieorlm was called out of church
where he was chriftening a child. This accident
is attributed to the fires made in the chambers, to
air the houfe for the reception of the family. A
few chairs were ahnoll the whole of the furniture

which had been put into the houfe.
Between Saturday night and Sunday morning
!aft, the oat-houfe and (table of Mr. Barrett, of
Scott's-place, filington, was broke into, when two
dozer, of live poultry were fiolen, bcfidcs a chaife-
banters and faddle, by thieves as yet nnknosvn.
Two other Gentlemen's rait-houfes in that neigh.
bourhood were rubbed, it is fuppofed by the fame
gang.
On Thnrfday, the ald intl. as Thomas Little
was unloading a wagon, mall/ling of old timber,
in High-greet, Lynn, he fuddenly fell therefrom,
and pitched with his head upon the ground, where-
h7 his Mill was fra6tured. and he expired intme•
diatcly.. The Coroner's impel.' fat on the body,
and brought in a verdia off—Accidental Death.
A GOLOLN SHOWER,— Jupiter defcended to
Danas, in a (flower of Cold ; this may be confi•
dered as indicating, what is an acknowledged
truth, that nothing wins en the fonale heart, like
gcnteofity ; hence Fortune is reprefented as a fe-
male. The fatting !MVO LOTTVRY, is, in its
clarification of prizes, 1; pleafingly,
and advantagenully ordered ; the immcnb and
huge prizes broken down,. and formed into con-
venient films, giving, by their encreafed number,
a chance to more numerous adventurers : fit that
from this her Litt fealt, none can go empty away !
And in faet, this is not only her lad Bali, hut .dio
her belt ! and therefore her Ladyfuip invites all
her favourites to procure Ticktts, on or before
Monday, the 16th of this Month, when her doors
will be open to all who are intiticil to this her
Jail teak.