Star.
London, England, 1807-05-09 00:00:00

CAPTURE OF ALEXANDRIA.

It is with great fat4faaion we anno.t.nce the cap-
ture of this very important place. This intelligence
was brought by the Ds LICH r (loop of war, which
arrived at Plymouth on Thurfday morning, from the
blediterranein.—TheDst IC it r alfo brings difpatches
from Admiral Sir Joint DUCKWORTH and Lord Cot.-
I.INGWOOD, with which Captain liallorirto, of the
Dstiortr, immediately fet off for London. The
intelligence refpeaing the capture cf Alexandria is
contained in difpatches from Genetal FRAZFR, whb
commanded on the occalion. The Britifh forces,
confining of Shoo men, which failed from Sicily, as
mentioned in the STAR (bine time ago, commenced
the attack on the 18th of March, and were in poi-
, feflion of the place on the following day. Our lots
' it (aid to have amounted to three men only : there
were a frigate, three (loops of war, and twenty
merchantmen in the port, all of which were taken.
On the past of the Britifh. forces there were only
one line of battle (hip (the Timts), Tome frigates,
and a few gun brigs prefent at the capture, but on
the following day there arrived in Aboukir Bay feaen
fail of the line, which mutt have been Admiral
Duceworrts's fleet, as his difpatches are dated the
29th of March, the day the DELIGHT left Aboukir
Iles j fir. England.,
The DELLGHT had a remarkably Trick paffage.
She was only forty days between Alexandria and
Plymouth. She touched alfo at Meflina, and left
that place on the Bth of April, and called off Cadiz
to bring home difpatches from Lord Cot.t. rsowooo.
We have the pleafure to add, that at the date of
the difpatches a force was on the point of proceeding
to take polTeffion of Rofetta.
The Expedi.icn, as mentioned in the STAR of May
t ft, confined of Iris Majelly's fhips TIGRE, A Pot. co,
and WEaz EL, with a long train of tranfport4. It left
Syracufe on the 26th of February. The following
are the. Regiments emplOyed on the above fervice
A detachment of the acth Light Dtsgoons.
ill Battalion of the 31ft Reginient.
itit Battalion of the 35t11 ditto.
ad But•alion of the 35th ditto.
ad Battaliol of the 78th ditto.
De Rolle's Regfnient.
Chnifturs Britt unique.
Royal Military Artificers, and a
Detachment of th; Royal Staff Corps.

Government received advice yeflerday of a French

froadron, confining of two fail of the line, three fr
pies, and one corvette, having put to fea from
ltochefut, and being feen in lat. 47. N. long. ti --
Admiral Lord Cott.tvowoon had detached Sir. J.
SAIIMARFZ With a fufficient force to intercept tlrem.
In confequence of the above intelligence, difpatchts
.were immediately fent off.to Lord GaRDNEII.

The French now admit that their troops have fief.
feted much from difeafe, although they tell us they
ate recovering faa.
We received yinerday aft's.coon French and Dutch
Journals; the former to the Both ult. the latter to the
sth inflant, the principal contents of which we have
given under the ufual head. We find by thefe, that
fo late as the tilth ult. no general aelion had taken
place in Poland ; but that the moll formidable pre
parations had been made for the immediate corn.
meneement of the campaign; we are, therefore, in
Knurly czpeflation of receiving them!, important
advice.. frem that quartee. ,The ace-AWfrom Con.
flantiriople ate of fo late a date as tbe.a March.
They (lace the halide the preparations of the• orte to be
S
of the molt fortnidoWebleriptioU ; and mention a
report
.of: the film& of *Cyprus having been taken
ff p„eit?n 'cf by the Eagliat.., „ -
. . • -,
Ac4puuts
4
have bcen received of a very gallant at-
tack, made by the boats of his Majelly's thin GLAT
TON, capt.f scpwli„ !soder the command of Lieut.
",,W4rfon. ti appears, that tut ,the in of March, a
turiclig thrp, mnuming to pap, was obferved lyiog
in, the pOrt of Sigri, not fat:lrons Toledo, which it
was decined praiakable or capture. I'l4 • boats of
the Ot.avroa were telii upon the feryiee; and, after
AthpbfiLnate sefithastctl,,f3fcceeded„,._,We are font. to
-.(44' Iliac Le' uiwasiat-.Ultrauxix•-oid lost marines,
Weeelilledr and tyleivuem woitaikal I The Turicifh
cot. '1 Vkifereppearid 'to gh.ave Wen ' fritmegl iiTyiettcb -
i.yette.., Sin. waik qw4frpria A. tan..
1 tin&ple, with Mar e. t.µe:o le ,t fit' ' --:

1174111TICAL INTELLIGENCE.

FAT.MbUTH, MAY 6.
Arrived his Majelly's (hips HERALD from Port'.
mouth, with five yards under convoy, bound to the
Mediterranean, having feparated fr, m the remaindsr
of her convoy in thick weather. Wind S. W.

PLYMOUTH, MAY 7.
This morning arrived here the DELIGHT, of is
guns, Captain HmeortEco,from the Mediterranean,
with difpatches from General FRAZER, Admiral
Sir J . T. DUCKWORTH. and Lord Cnttrac worn.—
Came in the RAVEN, of 18 guns, with the outward
bound traders for Lifbin apd Oporto, put in wind
bound. Alfo came in the American fchooner Anna
Margaretta, Captain WATERMAN, from Lifbrn, laden
with- wine and other goods, detained by the GANNET,
of r S guns ; American brig Nancy and Katty, Capt.
GRIFFIN a, from Philadelphia, laden with fugar, &c.
detained by tlie„Nmtctssys, of 32 guns. Sailed the
PICKLE, of to guns, with a 11:et under convoy for
the Downs,
PORTSMOUTH, MAY 8.
Arrived his Majetly's fhip DIAMOND from Cork,
with Admiral GARnNER on board ; and PEsersoet
from Plymouth. Sailed his Majefty's fhip BLosser.
to the eallward. Paired by for London the Canr.
bridge and the Alexander, from the South Seas.
DOVER, MAY 8.
Parfed by this day, the brig Concordia, Captain
StrmsrN, from Terragona with a cirgo of barilla,
hound to London ; alto levet-al- other velTels, from
the Mediterranean and Lilbon, bound to the EA.
ward.—Wind S.W. and blows arong, with heavy
, fh,Avers ardin.

'DEAL, MAY 8.
Arrived Lis Maj.:lly's (hips DESPERATE from a
cruize ; and the ZEBRA from Portfmonth, with a
convoy which are tailed for the River :—alfo
Sufdn and Sarah, —, from Gallipoly ; and th:
Apollo, HPNPY, from Jamaica. Wind S W.