Star.
London, England, 1801-04-06 00:00:00

SPCNCER.

J. CANNIER.
M. YOUNG.

LONDON.

MONDA'
EASTVI MONDAYHOi

on the force of the French Squadron ; and that if
the latter is weak (as in fait there is great reafon
to hope that it has been very much reduced by the
event of which I have fpoken) it would be injuri-
ous inßead .f being beneficial to the Common
Caufe, if his Majefty employed, without any object
in thofe diftant Seas, a ufelefs force, which might
elfewhere rem fo eifeilually in difcencerting the
plans of the enemy.
The explanations on this fubje& mull therefore
be confined to general, though very diftant and po-
fitive affurances ; but you will eafily be enabled
to remove all uneafine& (if any could arife on this
fubjea) by pointing out what his Majefty has al-
ready done for the Ottoman Porte, in fending a
flip, like that conirnanded.by Sir SIDNEY SMITH,
&flitted in all cafes to a& in concert with his Ma-
jetty's Allies in the Levant; and to which will al-
to, for the prefent, be added another fhip of the
line, with a proportionable number of (mailer
(hips; fuppofing even it fhould turn out that the
French Squadron has been entirely defiroyed, or
obliged to withdraw itfelf from thofe Seas. If, on
the contrary, any confiderable French Squadron
fhoui•i flill remain there, a Britifh Force, as near-
ly as poffible equal, if not fupelior, would, as I
have already fail, be tent thither. You will ac-
quaint the Sublime Ottoman Porte with the nature

. of the infiruetions given to Sir SIDNEY SMITH, to
; provide for the full execution of the engagements
to be entered into, according. to the proposed con-
tre-projet, by co-operating in the defence of the
coatis of the Ottoman Empire, and in the very im-
portant objeet of carrying on offenfive operations
againft the enemy in Egypt; always concerting
with the Ruffian Admirals, in order to ad with
all pollible vigour againft the Navy, Commerce,
and Army of the enemy.
You will add to thefe explanations, that it is alto
his Majefty's intention to maintain in the Mediter-
ranean a confiderable Fleet, to be Rationed there,
and by cruifing off the coatis of Italy and France,
to fulfil the double °Ned of recovering, if poflible,
the important Poll of Malta, which in the hands of
the French will be a conftant fource of uneafinefs
to all the other Powers, and to prevent new re-
inforcements being fent from the Port of Toulon
to the Expedition of BONAPARTE. The great im-
portance of the laft of thefe objeas cannot efcape
attention, and it may be provided for with much
greater certainty, by blocking up the port of Tou
lon, than by cruifing in the Levant. There is
every reafon to hope, that if this can be aceom-
plithed, the French General, having all his com-
munications cut off, mutt neceflarily yield to the
united efforts of the various means of annoyance,
which may eafily be employed againft him by the
Ottoman Porte, Wading with energy and decition.
You will obferve in the treaty between the Court
of Peter(burgh and the Ottoman Porte, that, as
was naturally to be expeEted, there is no provifion
for fubjefting the Officers of one of the contrafting
parties to ferve under the command of the other.
This caution, which the circumftances of the cafe
naturally called for on the part of the Court of
Peterfburgh, mutt evidently apply, with at leaft
equal force, to the cafe of the prefent alliance ;
and indeed I hardly exiled that any claim which
might be in contradidlion to it, will be brought
forward. At all events you will adhere to that
line which has been adopted, as I have already ob-
ferved to you, by the Court of Peter(burgh.
N. B. 3 he Proclamation of Sir SIDNEY SMITH
has not been found in any of the Public Offices.

. APRIL 6.
day at the Stock Exchange.
PRICE OF STOCKS ON SATURDAY:
Sank Stack (hut Long Ann. Brut
per Cent. Bed. that Imp. 3 ptr Cent. 57/14
i pit C.Conf.s7/ ¢ Imp. Ann. 11 546
per Cent. Shut India Stock
; per C. Navy 9311 Omnium 3/ 4/
raw I.uyalty Shut Con( fur Acc. S7{ 58 57/3/
DUBLIN. APRIL r —Price of Stocks this day :
Government Debentures 87—Treafury Bilis tool.

The Negotiation between our Court and the
French Republic continues in full ativity, not a
moment being loft in conveying the fentiments of
the two Governments to each other. M. Orro'b
confidential mefienger, who had in the preceding
wtek made the journey to Paris and back to Lon-
don in four days, was again difpatched on Friday
night with the anfwer of our Cabinet to the lafl
communications of M. TALLEYRANn.
It h rumoured that a Dani(h force has taken
poffeffion of Hamburgh and Lubeck. The report
was circulated at Yarmouth on the arrival of the
Panics or Wat.as packet, at that port. We know
not what degree of credit is due to it ; but it is not
improbable that Come one of the Northern Powers
will take polliffion of tittle places, if not already
done.

A Council of the Cabinet Minifters was held on
Saturday at Lord Haw It E II R v's Office, upon the
fubjeft of the accounts brought from the Sound,by
, Man. DR UM MON D and VANSITTART.—.-SOMC fur-
ther inftruftions, we underhand, were afterwards
fent off for the Commander in Chief of the fleet in
that quarter, for which it is fuppofed by fome, the
Admiral would wait before he commenced his of.
fenfive operations.
Mr. DRUM MOND and Mr. VANIITThitT, with
their Suite, and Mr. Fitly/Ica, who was Britifh
Conful at Elfineur, landed at Leith on Wednefday
laft, from the KITE cutter—the arrival of which
we announced in the STAR of Saturday. Along
with the above Gentlemen came Mr. TALIOT,
who was Britill Minifter at Stockholm, and a
Mr. Baca. There were about forty Britifh paffen-
gers in the above veil. The intelligence brought
by the Kira is varionfly reported; but it appears

to be certain, that the Court cf Denmark pofitive-
ly refutes to enter into any negotiation which does
not recognize the legitimacy of the claim fet up by
the Northern Powers.
On the 25th ult. Sir HYDE PAR EFR arrived and
lay about ten miles below Cronenberg, which for.
trefs it is reported had been reinforced by 20433
Ruffian troops.
Admiral PARK ra fent the BLAwc HE. frigate as a
flag of truce to Copenhagen, but the fhortly after
returned and brought with her the Gentlemen

above mentioned, as the determination of the Cow t

of Copenhagen precluded all further hope of ;in
amicable conclufion to the object of their miffion.
By a letter from Leith, from a Gentleman w 149
left Ellincur the 24th ultimo, it appears that no
accommodation was expetled to take place with
the Danes, who, contrary to former conjetluic,
feemed determined on refinance, and all tht
Englifh had notice to quit Copenhagen within 12
hours. It does not appear that the British fleet
had funained any lots in the dangerous navigation
of the Cattegat : at that time it was a few mile,
below the Cattle of Cronenberg, fo that we may
foon expert to hear of the aattal commencement
of hoftilities.

RETRACT OF A LETTER taut., AN OFFICIF, OF HIC:4

RANK IN ADMIRAL PARKSIL'S FLEET, DA re.o
Seagerif, (the entrance of the Sound), March 21

" After cruifing for two days off the Naze of
Noway, we failed from thence on the 18th init. and
working ever fince againft adverfe and heavy
gales, arrived this day at the entrance of the Sound,
where we are now at anchor, within fight of the.
Koll-Cape, on the Swedifh fide. Here we are col.
feeling our forces; for almoft the whole of our flo-
tilla, gun-velrels, fire-(hips, &c. have been difper.
fed in the ftorm. Meanwhile, the Admiral in
Chief, Sir HYDE PARKER, has difpatched the
BLANCHE frigate with a flag of truce, to Elfineur,
for whofe return we now molt anxiouily wait.

"MONDAY, MARCH 23.
g 4 The BLANCHE, our flag of truce, is returned.
She brings from the enemy the molt inveterate
hoftility and bpen defiance; and our Miniflas
(Mars. DRUMMOND and VANSITTART) have of
courfe been obliged to take their departure from
Copenhagen, and are now on their return to Eng•
land.

" We have, I allure you, the molt formidable
obftacles to encounter. There is an army of ten
thoufand menlat prefent Rationed in the neighbour.
hood of Elfineur. Frefh batteries have been erec•
ted on the Swedilh and Danifh fides of the Sound,
on every point where it is poflible for them to bear
upon our Chips. They have alfo fire-rafts of im-
menfe magnitude, furnithed with heavy cannon
and furnaces for heating thot, moored all along
the coati ; and finally, they have 14 fail of the
line, completely equipped, drawn up in line of
battle acrofs the narroweft part of the Sound.•
This patrage is fcarcely three miles acrofs, and we
can have but one good wind, (namely N. W.) to
aftift us in forcing through it.
" Perhaps we may ultimately fuccced in this at.
tempt; but admitting the certainty of our fuccefs
in effecting a forcible patrage, how are we to get
back ? Where are we to fend our crippled (hips ?
Where are we to water ? Where are we to be tup-
plied with provifions ? We have not a tingle port
in thefe feas, always inconvenient to ftranger.,
and, at this feafon, abfolutely tempeftuous.
" We arc Rill at anchor at the entrance of the
Sound, eight miles N. N. W. of the Koll, and
twenty North of the Cattle of Cronenburg, which
we can plainly fee with our glaftes.
" Such is the very awful nature of our prefent
fituation, compared with which (lay the people
who were there) the fcene at Aboukir, in the fira
inftance, prefented nothing of equal magnitude or
difficulty. How it will end, Hsavam only knows !
—I like not avid*, but on this occafion, I allure
you. we have all become ravel,:
A number of our miffing flotilla have joined,
Out there are towel of which, as yet, we have no
account.

" The following is the Older of Battle of the
Baltic Fleet, including two Blips which are not
yet arrived, viz :

aunt. cols alt.
• 74 Caps. O. Moaamr.
- 74 IL Tr
I Vlre-Adotbsi Lard Nmow,
98 Cpt. T. M. HARDT.
• 74 —• Intact.-
74 .•—•• *. LlM**.
64 41.AWIORD.
4 BLOOD.
CENTS& DIVISION.
- 74 Critr. T. FoLtir.
- 74 --- R.Laamar.
cAdawiral Sir Hymn Palma.
7" /Capt. W. orwar.
- 74 —T. F.FaazarAUTLII.
▪ 64 T. lisnyis.
• 74 —••••• Lord H. PAVIST.
NEAR DIVISION.
74 Carr. J. R. Moist.
I Rear-Admiral T. GIISAVSS.
'4 Leapt. R. ksracies.
- 74 -- R. Baill.c.W.
• . 74 Sir F. LAMM,.
- 64 •—• A. C. Duces.
- 74 W. Callan**.
64 R. D. FA INCoUIT.
• 74 Sir T. 11. Talcum*.
• • So Net in *AO liar.
RIPIATINO FRIOATES.
Blanche - - 76 Cipt. HAMMOND.
Define I NUM..
[The other frigates, fire.fhips, bombs, gun..
ve,Tels, /cc. have already been Elated in this Paper.]
•N. B. The intelligence of the melancholy fate
of the lariscilL st, of 74 guns, had not reached
the Fleet at the date of our Correfpondent's letter.
He mentions that (hip as intended to be placed in
the Van-di vifion.
The Silva :narked tbua (*), hate not 772101**1l the bear

' slips.
Edgar -
Warrior -
St. George
ikaifonable
'Zealous
Polyphemus -
Glattou - .

Elephant
Saturn -
London -
Gansca
Ardent .
lkfuncs

Monarch -
Ddlance -
Ram Wet -
'Powerful
Veteran • .

Agamcmnon
&Loma -
Ma - .

NAUTICAL IN9''LI LICENCE.

MAILS THIS DAY....-.wind W.

ilatvzia
o Hamburgh
3 Dublin, March 31, Aprils, 2,
3 Waterford, March 30,31, April!,
2 Donnaghadce, April 1,2,
Leeward Mantis, March 8,

DOZ.

YARMOUTH, APRIL 5.
Laft night arrived the PRINCE or WALLS pac-
ket, DEANE, from Cuxhaven, without Mails, with
a Mellinger from Egypt, and fome paffengers, by
whom we learn, that feveral French (hips laden
with ammunition and flores for the fervice of the
French army in Egypt, have been captured by
our (hips of war.—lt is Paid alfo that the Danes
have taken poffeflion of Hamburgh and Lubeck,
after fome refinance from the inhabitants of the
lateen—Sailed the RANGER. (loop for the Downs,
with a fleet of merchantmen, which the convoyed
from Hamburgh.—The KING GEORGE, FLY N, and
PRINCE OF ORANGE, BRIDGE, are in the Roads
with the mails for Hamburgh of the 3111 ult. and
3d intl. waiting a wind to fail.—Wind N. E.