Star.
London, England, 1806-08-06 00:00:00

RAMSGATE, AUGUST S.
After the •heavy rains on Snnday, an order ar-
rived for the 62d to embark direllly. They marched
' in the evening to the Pier, and the cutters and loggers
took about 300 of them, in high fpirits, nut of the
harbour, for the Dawns, their band playing on the
Pier Head, where there was an immenfe concoorfe
of fpeltators. The tide had fallen ton low to allow
the tranfports to move, but before we were out of our
beds next morning they had failed. A great deal of
baggage, and feveral Commiffioned Officers of the
6ad Regiment, with about 3o men, fill remain here,
waiting for conveyance.
Yeflerday afternorm the fleet of tranfports failed
from the Downs, with a fair wind, for Pr-a•tfmonth.
Our Harbour is at prcfent quite naked, but five
more tranfporta are expelled here to-morrow.
General 13Laccarsras, Q2arter Mafler
General, fill remains here.' He has been very alive
in his department, and has condulled every thing to
admiration.
The weather is here very unfettled, notwithßanding
which the oats are cutting all over the Ifle of Thaw,
and the corn in general is very forward, and pro.
miles an abundant harveft.

MARGATE, AUG. 5.

At the Theatre on Wednefday was performed the
Country Girl: Mr. TAYLOR performed the part of
Moody in a' mafterly manner ; althea, by Mrs.
Hooters, was performed in her ufual flyle of excel-
lence; Mils Kt No's Lucy deferves the highe praife;
and Mifs De Came, in the charaßer of Peggy, was
very great, and reminds us of Mrs, JORDAN ; the
performed the pate with much fpirit and arrived. To
the play was added The Devil to Pay, Yolfon by Mr.
LOVIOKOVI ; this performer we cannot praife too
much; Nell, by Mifs Ds CAMP ; our obfervations on
the part of Pero cpply here alto.
Lall night rite infant Rofcia, Mifs MUM, per-
formed the part of Douglat, and afterwards the part
cf Rexalana, in The Sultan. Mr. GUN ea will per-
form the'part of Shyloei, in The Merchant of Venice,
this evening.
The Promenade at Kidman's on Sunday was the
fullell this feafon. WsirPIRT made his fiat appear.
ance there with his harp ; upwards of 4co perfons
were affembled to hear him perform. Sir W. W.
WYNNE and the Officers of the Denbigh Militia were'
prefent- In IN/rimer's fecond harp fold he intro-
duced feveral Wellh airs, with •ariations, and Sir
W. W. Wynne's Fang, as a Rondo, and God Save
the King, with variations. At ten o'clock the com-
pany retired, highly gratified.
On Saturday the driver of a bathing machine
went too far in the water white the tide was coming
up, and the Gentleman continuing too long in the
lea, the machine was obferved fwirnming ; immedi•
ately, ropes were faftened to it, with; three honks, to
get it out, but in vain, the rope broke, and the
driver was obliged to fwim on Ihore. At lao, other
ropes were brought from the Margate :Joys, with
which they made a fecond attempt to Pave ir, and
had the good fortune to bring it fare on terra
fiima.
Among the arrivals are, Lord and Lady CARTE..
IRV. Count& of 2rlarrartttn, Mr. and Mrs. SNYDE,
Mr. and Mn. EGPRTON, Mr. and Mils Gaavtut,s,
and Mrs. and Mifs BtOADHURST.

The Marquis of Mascot's and fuite are arrived
at hi..t.ordchip's feat, in the Noi th of Ireland.
Arrived at Edinburgh—The Duke of Gordon, on his way. aft
Gordon Coale; the Right lion. the Earl of Moyne, from Law I
don • the alight Hnn. the Counters of Elgin, William HamUtwil,
Nifbet, Efq. and Lady, of Archerfield, :cc. the .light Hon. dot
Countcfo of Lauderdale, and Lady Ann Maitland; T. Kennedy.
Efq. of Duntire, and family; Sir Aleunder Gordon, But. of
Greenlaw ; Lord and Lady Rirmaird, Lord Primrofe, the Haw.
Arch. and Mrs APDonald. Mr.and Mra. Chillialm, of Chifbolna,
and the Hon. Mr. Primrofe.
Sundt; fe'nnight the Right Hon. the LORD
cartADVCR-
of Scotland arrived in Edinburgh from London.
The 54. th regiment from Colcheder barrack.. come
into Chatham on Mond.y. They are on their way to
the ceaft.

The batallions of the Coldaream and 3d regiment
of Guards, lately quarterei at Deal, arrived at
Chatham barracks lett week.
The third battalion of the Cinque ports Volunteers
commanded by Col. Lama, WAS dillunded on the
24th ult. and the men 114vc delivered in their arms
and accoutrements.

At the evening parade of the Arelfhire Militia,
on the agth ult. the Commanding Officer, Lieut. 0,1.
CAMPBELL, delivered to JaMts !saw, private in the
faid regiment, a handfnrne Myer watch, 11.;:ing a
prefent from a Society of Gentlemen in Leith, as a
teilimopy of their approbation of his t.ontinp, ip
flying the lives of two children that fell into the New
p ck, at that place, on the 16th of May laft. .
The Galgo arrived in Colic harbour on Tteefday
fe'nnight from St. Übe& On the 19th lailant. off
Cape Finigerre, law (even fail 4 Englilliline 4
battle Mips, and on the 'aid, was hoarded by an
Englifh frigate, in lat. +s°. long. to° +t • 1

A letter from Bolton dated June 24, fat's—.J" Ilia
feared that ere 111;1 a battle has been fought between
the Americans and eb
d Spaniards at Natchitves. What
will he the refult
Hood, that great preparations arc making by our Ci-
tizens to aid and luccour their countrymen againit
f•
the Spaniards."

A letter received in Greenock, from a gentleman
in the civil department in the ifland of Ceylon, under
dye of the ill of March, fays--46 I had an opportu-
nity of afcertaining, ahOut two months ago, that the
unfortunate 1443.1. Davy is Gill alive, which had
been eoislssie er tome time. A Malay, nephc %an
hd Native Captain here, who had been liken in
Cindy, made his efcape.' I examined him, but his
declaration threW s mute light on the unaccountable
capitulation of Major Davy, but too ttronglit corm-
borared the horrible accounts already pubilibed of
the tnalFacre. He alto &poled that ha had ten the
Major only a Few day. jpefore he made his &ape, in
peed health; hut that Captain arrilLieut.
Mtrapbreys ar: bcth dead./.! • ' •
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