Star.
London, England, 1805-06-04 00:00:00

TO THE EDITOR OF 7HZ STAR.

;n your paper of the 23d April, you have puhlifbed
a letter from a Friend to Jutlice, letting forth the
hardfhips to which Subaltern Officers of the Army
are expofed. 'lf the following authentic dare of a
Lieuttnant in the Royal Navy, fhQtlld ferve to thew
the fituation in which thnfe officers are placed with
regard to emoluments enjoyed by thole beneath
them, and to call the attention of the prefent Firß
Lord of the Admiralty to their (offerings, the intent
of this will be andil fully realifed. I am, Sir.
Your molt obedient fervent,
A FII,IIIIID TO Many.

The Firtl. Lieutenant of a three-decked (hip, fe-
cond in command of more than yoo men (equal to
that of a Major in the Army), bearing the rank of a
Captain in the, Army fence the year 1793, now re-
ceives gs. per day pay, to which is added 111. 4s. 4d.
per annum, as compenfation for a (errant, out of
which is to be paid Income Tax, Fee: of Ofer, and Agcnc.y.
He fits down to table with (as mcfs-mates) a Captain
of-Mariner, who is paid sts. Bd. per day, neat, who,
in the year 1794, (erred under him as a midfhipman,
and then went intothe Marine corps With the Surgeon,
who is now in tl,e receipt of 145: par day, full pay,
betides contiderable emoluments, and 61. half pay,
although he has not ferved his country fo long by t o
years, with a Ilk Lieut. of Marines, who has been
little more than four years in the fervice, and receives
Ss: Bd. per day, neat, and with two ad Lieutenants
of Marines, who have neither of them been two years
in the ferrice, at 4s. Bd. per day, nearly equal to his
pay; nay eveo the Surgeon's mate, or as he is now to
be called, the Affitiant-Surgeon, altho' not confidered
as an officeri or entitled to mefs with the officers, yet is
he paid at 6s. 6d. per diem, whilft the man who has
(erred more than a t years, twelve of which with the
rank of Captain in the Army, and who, tho' the fecond
in command of the (hip, receives but as before Rated.
• Sorely, Mr. Editor, the cafe of thole Officers, more
particularly the sit Lieutenants, on whom the life of
the naval fervice depends, merits f'me confideration ;
cither•after a certain fervitude:entitle them to rank,
or make their fituation at any rate equal to their in-,
ferior Officers.

I

LONDON.

TUESDAY, JUNE 4.
His MAJESTY'S BIETU-DATA—Mliday at A the Public-Office'.

There appears to have been much diffstisfaaion
expreffed by the French Ambalrador at Lifbon, on
account of the entry into that port of the Englill ex-
_

pedition, under the command of General CRAIG.—
We have been favoured with a letter on this fubjeft,

of which the following is an essratt :

" Oporto, May Is, IBos.
!! The French Ambaffador has made force very strong lemon-
Branco to ilia Government on the fnbjea of the entry into Idiboa
attic Englilh expedition. He, however, had previoully demanded,
(and demand was granted) a fimilar prii Urge for the combined
recta, Ibould circgmltances have made Inch a Rep convenient or
nee. ffary. We hop. this remonflrance is nothing more than a
diploma* form but we know that AaANJ o is daily baraffed and
teased by the Foglilb and French Minifters.
" An exprefs arrived 14 week to Juno r from Bo AAAAA TE at
Turin. LAsiita Is appointed Commander in Chief in Italy."
We have alto been favoured with the following.
dated Oporto, May 5, 1805 :

" We doubt not the news from Litton refpeeting the enemy's
Sects, will saute you fomeuneafincfs. It now appears It was the
jundtlsn of Sir RICHARD BICKERTON, which raved Sir Joule
Gape's whole fguadron. The Renown taw the combined fleets
pafs the Gut, and Sir RICHARD immediately ran for Cadiz,where.,
after his communication all was confufion Si: J. Gaul's whole
fguadron was lying at 'anchor, taking in prosifions and water, and
Come with top-malts down when the enemy appeared; ie code-
guence the decks were immediately cleared, the cables cut,provi.
(ions and water-elks thrown overboard to a large amount. WO
have no news here as to where they are gone.
"It appears, that the greateft activity prevails throughout Spain
and the price of corn is confiderably lowered.
" The Spezia row-boats (pare nothing; the laft yeffel taken by
them was a Swede, the Conliantine, bound for Tonningen ; the
is fince arrived at Bayonne ; all the Englifh cargoes are to be con-
demned at once."

A letter from an Officer on board the Princes
Royal Charlotte tranfport, at Lilbon, dated the loth

p 1 May, 431 ;
4.* We deemed it prudent, for our fafety, to put In here on the
yth infant (19 days from St. Helen's), laving been apprls ed by
our cruisers. *4 well as other veffelk that a numerous French fleet
was off Cadiz ; but now that it is afeertained to be gone, and that
we are apprized a( I..orct ?ft csoys being off Cape St. Vincent,
with twelve fail of the line, we are on the point of failing for
Gibraltar Our 'flips are in ertellent condition, and all our
troops as health.), as pollible. We parted with the Canada and
Two Friends tranfports on our paffage, and have not heard of them
ranee."

Extraft of a letter, dated May 7, from an Officer

onboard one of Lord NILSON'S fquairon

" Lord Nemo! reached Tetuan the 4th infiant, intending to
remain there completing his water, die. until the wind became
fair. The eafterly breeze, which carried the Atiive through,
tailed the Amazon in the Straights four hours atter, and the had
the mortification to beat about the Gut five days, during which
period the captured the Ceuta packet, with xso troops, arms, and
accoutrements, going to that place to relieve part of the garrifon.
The gun-boats about Gibraltar are become a great annoyance, and
the Spaniards were fo exaSperated at the capture of the packet, that
they came out feemirgly determined to attack the Amazon, but
retreated as the approached than ; Cie might have doled with them,
and probably have deftroyed one or two of thefe pefts,but employed
on the important milfion lye was, &every prudently did not chock
to rifit the chance of getting a matt or yard wounded that might for
emollient detain her. The Adtive fell in with a Spanifh filuadron.
of fit fail of the line, of Cardiagens, and three or four more are
laid to be ready at Cadiz, fo that the Mediterranean will be left to
the mercy of thefefellows, We yefterday heard a great deal of
firing the Streights, but whether it was a Naicing day with the
Dons only, or a little aniuftment between our fleet and the gun-
boats and batteries, is yet to be determined; NSW., the Lauer,
as the wind was very tight." •
The following notice from the Admiralty, which
was yefterday (tuck up at Lloyd's; contains the lateß
direr accounts that have been 'received from his •
Lordfbip : • •
" A difpatcla is received at the Admiralty from Lord Netsow,
dated in Lagos Bay, the toth of May, at which clinch's Lordthip
was on the point of failing in purfuit of the Iguadrons which left
Cadiz the preceding month, either to the Welt Indies or elfewhere,
according to the intelligence be thnidel obtain of their route."
• The following • intelligente, refpeaing the move-
menu of that part of the enemy's force, which is more
oltenfibly direfled againft this country, may be relied
on:
A letter from all Officer on board one of our mi.,
ers, off Boulogne, dated Friday lalt, lays,
•• We have been Come time on thin :talon ; lately we have °b-
raved great preparations among the enemy's flotilla; and this day
I counted dittindtly,•outfide the pier, thirty luggen, four Coops.
and twenty-fit gun-brigs.• Yetterday las pla rly perceived about
twelve large gun-brigs enter the harbour from Etaphs. From all
the obfervations I am able to make, and froth • the bifortnation
I collet , I ant fully perftiaded the enemy laic,* intend to make
an attempt at coming out." • •
An Edinburgh newfpaper of Saturday laft
a We hear that Admiral Ve:lttom received an es- •

prefs yefierday, that the Dutch fleet were out." It
is hardly poffible that this can be coned ; for Ad•
miral RuB3ll, would not have renamed into port,
were the enemy at lea, which we 'Sad by our Yar-
mouth letter, he did en Sunday lafl;
The force in the Texel, it is laid, has been much

exaggerated. Accounts received by Government
Rate, that it does not exceed five fail of the hue.
remains at anchor ready for fea ; and General Mae-
'soar has arrived at the Helder.—it is repoited that
the Cape of Good Hope has been ceded to France.

Difpatchez were yetterday received from Admiral
GAILDUR, dated on Friday lalt. His Lordfhip hat
detached two fcmadrons ; one of fix fail of the line to
cruize off Rochefort, and another of eioht fail of the
line to cruize to the Southward under Admiral Cos-
LIMGWOOD.
Some renegade Englifh artizans have fucceeded in
the ereCtion of the machinery tiled in the inanufaeture
of broad cloth, &c. on the eftate of a Sranith Vic•
bleman, n:ar St. Andero.