Star.
London, England, 1807-02-02 00:00:00

MONTE VIDEO.

A repott was very current, in the City this mnrn-
ing, that Monte Video has been captured by his Ma-
jefty's troops. We did every thing in our power to
trace the rumour to come fotirce, but without
effect. This news was laid to have come flour Ame-
rica, but we have not been able to find that any
papers have been received, or that any rad has
arrived from that quarter.

By late accounts from Peterfburgh we learn, that
the Emperor ALIXANDER has ilfued a Ukafe, order-
ing, that "all Frenchmen, Italians, Genoefe, Hollan-
ders, and inhabitants of thofe parts of the left of the
Rhine, which have fubmitted to the fway of the
lalurper of the Government of France, fhall leave the
country." An exception is made in favour of fuch
men as have relided fifteen yeats in Rufiji, And
maintained an irreproachable charamer, on their tak-
ing an oath that, during the war, they will hold no
communication or correfpondence with France, or any
of the countries to which the ahovedefcription applies
A breach of this, it is added, will fubjed them to the
heaviell penalties of law.
Have there not been inflanees in the hatory of this
country, of no very ;emote date, in which a fim.lar
proceeding would have been attended with the moll
beneficial tefults ?

On Saturday a Cabinet Council was held at the
Foreign Office, in Downing•ltreet, at which nearly
all the Miniflers attended. Tile Honourable Mr.
BURRELL, fon of Lord Gwrn►R, attended the Coun
cil relative to the difpatcheb he brought 'rum Lord
HUTCH INTON.

A numerous meeting of the Board of Trade was
held on Friday morning, at half palt eleven o'clock,
at the Office in the Treafury, when a great number
of Weft India Merchants and Distillers attended upon
the fubjeCt of diflilling from fugar.
Government, it is laid, are determined to purfue
the B►itilb conquefts in South America, ; and hopes
are entertained, that the next difp:Aches will announce
the recapture of Buenos Ayres.
It is with the gteateft pleafure we can Rate, that
on the loth of November tall, two of ►he outward
bound armament, dettined tor Buenos Ayres, were
fate at St. Jago,the largett of the Cape de Verd iflands,
and that the remaining part of the fleet were expected
to rendezvous there in a day or two, all well.
Extract of a letter from Captain R. HOWARD, of
the tranfport, dated Maldonado River, Nov. 5 :
" There are eight (hips of war and twelve tratdports
now here under the command of Sir H. POPHAM.
We have at prefent pofreffion of Maldonado, but I
de not think we !hall keep it long. We have been
here a month from the Cape of Good Hope."
A letter from Bourdeaux mentions, that an Eng.
lifh frigate, of So guns, fuppofed to be she Imps.
LIE use, commanded by Lord Comte,/ e, at eight in
the morning, of the 4th of January, detached tto
men and three Officers, in three cutters, to take a
battery, in tke territory of the Commune of La Tefte.
—The 18 men, Rationed there, perceiving that the
enemy teemed to manifea an intention of furrounding
them, abandoned the battery. the Englith haftened
forward, burned feveral huts near the battery, and
(piked the guns ; after which they immediately em-
barked ; and when the national guards of La Tefle,
headed by the Mayor, who behaved with great bra-
very, repaired to the (pot, they found that the enemy
had already retired.

RETURN OF THE EFFECTIVE STRENGTH OF THE REGU-
LAR. AND MILITIA FORCES' MADE OUT TO THE IST

ULTIMO.

ADJUTANT CENtNAL% OFFICE, JAN. 16.
• 22.633

Cavalrr

- ..
Foot Guards - 8,c90
Infantry - - t0t,003
Garrifon Battalions - - 6,757

Veteran Battalions -

3,624

.
Foreign and Local Corps Cavalry 72
I laantry . 39,561
i Cavalry 2 989
German Legion
' llnferitry - 7,858
Cavalry ' 547
Number of Men Infantry - 2,969 at the
Army Dcpot General Service
Defertcrs, and 18.
1 .1

333
Unattached Men ) -- ---
(Total Regubr Army) - 178.506
Militia • S Britt& S 4 686
Zlrilh - 21473

Abroad
At Home

General Total, 254,665

86,144
168.511

.1

General Total 254,665
(Signed) HARRY CALVERT, A. G.

From what caufe we do not pretend to fcrntinize,
bits Government has lately ordered, that in every
one of the King's yards, not only the regular men
ihould work double tides, but they have fent to every
yard gangs of Carpenters from the merchants' yards.
Every (hip of every defcription is fitting out, parti-
cularly thole likely to be armed en flute, and fuch
of the King's (hips as are calculated to carry troops.
We know that a great many are of opinion, ai d
among them tome of our 6rll charaeers, both in the
Navy and Army, that now is the feafon to make at-
teml•ts on the coalls and country of our enemy, and
that there attempts lhould be made in various and
diilinet quarters, fo as to diflralt his attention, and
force him to call back part of his armies for the de-
fence of the kingdom over which he has more imme-
diately ufurped the rule.
The 26th regiment of foo►, are under orders to
embark at Donaghadee, for Portpatrick.
Accounts have been received of the fafe arrival in
Donaghadee of the tfl or Royal Dragoons.
That fine regiment the Scotch Greys, Sir DAVID
DUNDAS2S, have arrived in Scotland. The head-
quasteri are at Pier-thin Batracks. Two fquadrons
are detached to Hamilton.