Star.
London, England, 1809-07-07 00:00:00

MALTA AND GIBRALTAR.

Mails from these places arrived this. day. The
accounts from the latter are interesting. .

" GIBRALTAR, JUNE 2.

" Yesterday the SURVEILLANT(; frigate an-ived
from Cadiz, having Lieutenant-General Sir JOHN
CRADOCK and his suite on board—his Excellency
being appointed to the command of this Garrison.—
Sir .13/IN landed soon after his arrival.

•L The 40th Regiment are now embarking on board
of transports in the Bay, and sail for Lisbon the first
fair wind, under convoy of the Nonoc. It is one of
the finest Regiments in the service, in point of ap-
pearance and discipline.

" By the latest accounts from Sicily, Sir JOHN
STEWART had 10,000 British troops ready to embark
at Melazzo, and it was expected that he would soon
proceed to some part of the coast of Italy.
" The accounts from Spain. continue favourable.
The French armies are gradually melting, away by
sickness and skirmishes, whilst those of the. Spaniards
ate increasing."

Yesterday a considerable number of vessels arrived
from Holland unexpectedly, with corn i„ other com-
modities. The reason- assigned for thgir sudden de-
parture was, the expectation of an embargo being im-
posed throughout all the ports of that kingdom. They
have brought very few papers, and no additional infor-
mation of importance on which we can rely.
Gentleman who has arrived from that country has
favoured us with some intelligence as to the situation of
matters there at the present moment. The Dutch Go-
vernment, apprehending that the Secret Expedition is
intended for the invasion of Holland, has thought fit to
make great preparations for the public defence; but if a
judgment may be formed from the vast collection of
materials, the plan is so extensive that it cannot be com-
pleted for any immediate purpose. A large battery is
constructing near the light-house, about seven miles
from Amsterdam ; and numerous hands are em-
ployed, with a powerful system of machinery? to
drive prodigious piles into the earth, to give stabi-
lity to the embankment. The City is surrounded on
the land side, by a great number of swag& bane..
ries, so that access, in that direction. Venll co be
! almost impossible. Th e •
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that, he would seen . take hii depaiture; td 'join.
the Royal Fraternity wiembled at Frankfort on the
Maine. It dies not appear that any acts of open hos-
tility !against the Constituted AUthorities have been
committed ; but it is said that, for the last two years,
the natives had been greatly irritated by the increased
ctmtributions required. and by the obstruction of their
commerce. It is added, that the demands of the
State could not be satisfied, if it were not for occa-
sional indulgences granted to trading adventurers ;
and that the dissatisfaction from such causes was so
extensively diffused, that a separation from France,
and an alliance with Great Britain, was considered
as the only means of appeasing the general cr,s-
quietude, alleviating the public burdens, and restoring
the national prosperity.
Some of the letters from Holland mention the same
fact that was stated in the Portuguese Journals re-
ceived yesterday—that King JOSEPH has again quit-
ted -Madrid, and proceeded towards the frontiers.—
We know not what degree of credit is 4ne to tl;is
I •
news.