Star.
London, England, 1806-02-18 00:00:00

NECTIUL tRADL

Ore o" the meta important objeets 1 afore tbe.N, w
Ad ninittration, is the mitre% of the trade of our
enemies From the beginning of the French Inc-
ceiTes at the end of 1793, the lift Miniary com-
menced a feries of enncefarms to 'circle empty era
oaf, till at laft the trade of France, Spain, and Hol.
land, conveyed in American and Pruellan 'Orel', is
as fecure as in time of perfett peace. A cobler, of
Embdea, not worth a groat, is the oftencible owner
of above a hundred wads, laden with the produce
of the colonies of our foes. It may be affected with
confidence, that not a angle vefel under a hoftile
flag now crafts the line, or t r fes the Atlantic.
The confequences to us mull be fatal. Our (cameo
have now no other motive to enter into the Navy than
that of patriotifm. Our fh:ps of war make no prize e
as they did in former wars. They dare not now, if
they have any prudence, detain a neutral weird, and
they never meet a merchantman of the enemy. Tate
only chance they have is that of picking up a private
or national Chip of war. From the fame caufe, we,
have now no privateers.
The confequences to the enemy are inexprelEbly
ad►antageous. Their privateers (warm in every fee,
and capture our trading wails on our very coatis.
Their feamen receive the bell reward of their daring
prowefs. They are increafing every day ; every day
they are joined by the adventurers of every country,
who are allured by the certainty of prizes without
blanks. Let them but pails the cap of Fortunatur
they are fore of his purfe. They have found the
lever, by which they are moving the world of our
commerce. Their prifons are glutted with our lea
men, and the prifoners taken in twenty viaories of
Trafalgar are loon reitored in exchange fur the crews
of our merchant (hips:
The remedy is ample. Adopt the (yam of the
GltillT WILLIAM PITT : refume, after a fair notice
the fyllem of the war of 1756, and the trade of our
enemies will loon be annihilated; they will no longer
underfell us in the produce of their colonies in the
Continental markets; and our (cameo will immedi-
ately receive the natural reward of their exertions.

What will be the conduEt of the Neutral Powers ?
If they are awake to their real interells, if they are
not benumbed by the torpedo of French influence,
they will fee the neceffity of the cafe, and acknowledge
the jußice of our cattle. Their own lend file merchants
a ill not (offer ; btu the immoral pradices of the nea-
r
Itralizers will be laid bare to the eye of public equity.
But if they fboold complain, if they threaten, if they
fhould refit', it is better to face the danger, and am
our rights, the privileges claimed and maintained by
our unction, than to fee the pillars of our maritime
greatnefs fall after one another. If we mutt fall,
let us fall in the moR glorious ['niggle, that ever
dignified and confecrated the efforts of a great nation;
but let us not linger under the flow, but certain cf.
fees of a confuming difeafe, battening us, without
a hope of remedy, to the WI gafp of diffulution.

The report tbat Mr. Prrr's funeral will take place
with military honours, is without foundation ; nrr
did Sir Isaac FISARD ever (tart any doubts as to the
ceremonials—they will nearly microbic thole at the
funeral of his illutirious father, the great Earl of
CHaTNaN. - - -

On Monday laft a Common Council of the Mayor,
Aldermen, and Burgefes of Portfmouth, was held at
the Guildhall, to nominate two Members to reprefent
that Borough in Parliament, when Admiral Maya-
ma EE and the Honourable D.EIILSRINS were nominated,
and unaniffioufly approved of. Mr. Easeful arrived
at Portfmouth on Friday night. The elation will
take place on Wednefday next.
The Duke of Po AAAAA n is dangeroufly indifpofed
at his town refidence, Burlington Houfe.
The health of Lord Maxvizza continues daily
declining, and, it i. faid, has now earned an alarming
appearance.
The Marquis of DOUGLAS, who, it is laid, goes to
Peterfburgb, in the room of Lord GRANTILLI Live-
MS Gowan, is n, t the only Scotch Nobleman who
goes to the Continent in a diplomatic capacity—the
Earl of LAUD/RDALS alio goes on a Continental mil•
fion of great importance, which is at prefent in con-
templation.
TI e vacancy in the Scotch Reprefentation in the
Houle of Lords, occanoned by the additional title
conferred on the Earl of EC LINTOWN, will be filled,
in all probability, by the Earl of Bociram. His
Lordfhip is extremely well known in the literary
world, and is a brother of Lord Chancellor Easel,' E.
Friday's Dubin Gazette announces the promotion
of Lord TIMPLIrosvo to the dignity of a Vircount of
that part of the United Kingdom.
RICNAID ORME, of hfillbrooke, county Mayo. Efq.
is appointed High Sheriff of that county for the en-
cuing year.
Mr. Juflice FIROCANI, of the Court of Common
Pleas in Ireland, Come time fince expreffed a with to
retire from the Benrh, on receiving the ufual compen-
fation. A King's letter was accordingly fent over,
appointing EDWARD MATNI, Efq. his fuccetTor ; on
the arrival of the latter, Lord Chief Jultice Dowries,
I and Mr. MATMR, waited on Mr. Jultice FINUCANgt
to ttgnify his Majetiy's pleafure. Mr. Jultice FrNu-
CAN■ enquired for the letter of compenfation, which
they had not to produce; on which he Paid he thould
continue to do his duty.

A letter from Jamaica, dated Dec. Ls, rays, " A
duel was fought. on Toefday morning, at Fort Au•
gulfs, between two Officers of the ad Welt India
Regiment quartered there, when one of them was
very dangeroufly wounded, the ball having (truck
him jull above his temple."
Letters have been received from Mr. CHIINFVIII4
and Mr. ALosa row, of a late date, from Conitanti.
nople, which refute a paragraph in an Evening Paper
of the 7th init. (Wing the lhipwreck of Mr. Coss'-
, vim and the lons of Lord NORM", in the Black Sea.

NAUTICAL INTELLIGEKCF.

MAILS THIS DAY.-.Wind S.

♦ll. DOS. All. Dos.
Dubtio 0 1 Gottenbargh 0 4
Waterford s s Hatobeses a I
Labels of s I Jantal6a 0 0

Dom, Fee. 7.—Sailed this morning the brig
Albert, Capt. HAVIONO&ST, of and from Bremen,
with Raves, hound to Bordeaux ; alto the hoy Vigi.
lantia, Capt. HAWAII US, with a cargo of feeds, &c.
from Rotterdam, bound to Dublin. Arrived in the
Roads this morning from the Downs, his Majefty's
(hip Thltnes, for water and provifions. Put in here
this day, being leaky and fails loft, the dogger Anto-
neitte, of Bergen, Captain Ozsas, in ballaß, flour
Floating, bound to Lifbcm. Several EaR India
and a large fleet of Merchant flips patted by here this
day, with a fine breeze from the N. N. E.

Potrsle.UTH, Frs. 57.--Sailed to join the Chan-
nel Fleet, his Majefty's (hips Pains' or Wrists, IL-
LUSTII.IOIIb, ACHILLI, and MALTA. The Earl of
Sr. Voncaar is expefted here this week to hoift his
flag on board the HIBERNIA, to which Ihip Capt.
T. Warraew is appointed, and Capt. J. Bowan is to
be Captain of the Fleet. Capt. J. WOOLLIT is ap-
pointed to the Arasca, vice Capt. D'art.
DIAL, Fll. 57.—Arrived the COMBATANT (loop
from a cruize off Boulogne ; JACCALL gun brig from
a cruise off Oftend, and brought in with her a (Mug-
gling cutter and a lugger, which fhe captured during
her cruize. Sailed the Fame, of 74 guns, for
Portfmouth ; • Hum's& armed Chip, and Doesas
Yacht, for Dublin; CTONIT, DAUNTLESS, and ['t-
utus, on a cruize; Taasses frigate, for Spithead ;
Paosreao bomb, having under her convoy the Ceres,
Sir William Bentley, Walmer Cattle, Winchelfea,
and Lord Calllereagh Eaft India Blips, and a large
fleet of merchant fhips for Portfmouth. Arrived from
the River, the Elks, Alnwick Cattle, David Scott,
Bengal, Walthamftow, Lady Jane Dundas, Eall
la-
diamen, Marian, Wizson, and the Thomas, DAL
ATIAPLI, fur Surinam, and failed through for Portf-
mouth, to join the convoy. The Scrapis ftorethip is
now coming through the Gulls from the River.—
Remain in the Downs the Edgar, Utrecht, Trufty,
Valorous, Explofion, Steady, Furious, Combatant,
Bonetta, Oberon, Jackal', and Harmony.