Star.
London, England, 1815-05-20 00:00:00

BASI.F, MAY 6.

On the ?Bth ult. French Commissioners assembles'
at Altkirch the young men of that and many neigh-
bouring communes, and made speeches to them, re-
quiring them to march. They were heard without
interruption, but nobody would march. They called
gene-d'armes to their aid, but these were pelted
with atones and driven away.

PRAGUE, MAY 6.
By private letters we have the news, the authen-
ticity 6f which we cannot however vouch for, that
the Turks have totally destroyed the city of Bucharest.

HAMBUROH, MAY is.
We learn from Copenhagen, under date of the
II th instant, that in execution of orders received
Isom Vienna, the Danish Governmvnt has taken
strong measures against France, and the adherents of
the system at present prevalent in that country. All
commerce with France is prohibited under strong
penalties.
MIRO (IN SAXONY), MAY 2.
Within these eight days the troops follow so closely
that they can hardly make room for each other.—
Twelve regiments have passed by this place, Dessau,
Yerbst, and Mockern. They march from 25 to 30
miles a day.--Their knapsacks are conveyed in
waggons.
MILAN, MAY 3.
It is said that Murat has published his alliance
with Bonaparte.

It is supposed that Count Nugent has already
reached Rome with his army.

In conseqnence of the Emperor of Austria having
released some Neapolitan vessels, captured and car-
ried into Triest, Murat has issued a Decree, pro.
hibitirg ptivateenng.

A letter received thig morning from Brussels, dated
the 16th instant, says-44 The only news we have
here is, that the Duke of WIXLINGTON is not expected
to move until the arrival of the Russians on the
frontiers, which is looked for in about three weeks.
It is calculated here that the British army will em-
plcy 15,000 horses, including cavalry. At Ostend,
every thing seems neglected for the war arrange.
ments ; all business is at a stand, and the only
thing pod to be met with is Hollastit

THE QUXrieS Butiu-D4T.—Yesterday being her
MAJESI YIS Birth-day, when she completed her 71st
year, it was obierved in a private manner. Since the
indisposition of the KINCit the QUEEN has not ob-
served her natural birthday, or the nominal one, on
the 18th of January, when it used to be celebrated
with a splendid Court, and other demonstrations of
rejoicing. The number of all ranks of distinguished
characters who flocked to the Palace to pay their re.
specfs was very gieat—there were almost a continued
succession of carriages during the day
On Thursday the Pains /WENT will hold a
Levee at Carlton-house.

Mr. Restate was, during the whole of Thursday
night, and until three o'clock yesterday, in consider.
able danger, when the. disorder took a favourable
turn, and sanguine hopes are new entertained of his
ultimate recovery. His complaint is the gout, which
it was feared had flown to his head, attended with a
violent cough and oppression ow the hangs..
Moss, a Comedian of considerable merit, who per
formed many years ago on the London Stage, and
since in Dublin, Edinburgh, and almost every pro-
vincial theatre in the kingdom, is at this time a
wretched inmate of the Royal Infirmary of the latter
city, sinking under ape, malady, and misfortune.
SHOCKING Faaa.—Yesterday morning a fire broke
!out in a stable belonging to Mr. Burgess, hackney-
man, of Little Russell-street, Bloomsbury. Three
horses were burnt to death, three stables, with their
valuable contents of hay, stew, corn, &c. were demo-
lished before the flames were finally subdued.
• By the fire which broke out on Monday last in the
stables of Messrs. TIMERKLL and LONG, at Bradford,
in Somersetshire, four valuable horses, worth at least
50 guineas each, were burnt to death before their
stable-door could be got open.
An accident occurred on Monday last at Manches-
ter, which for some time caused a considerable alarm
through the town. It was the day fixed upon for the
whole of the Sunday Schools to meet in the Old
Church, to attend Divine Service. The children
assembled amounted to nearly 8000 in number.—
During .prayers, by some accident, one of the win-
dows was violently broken, upon which several of the
children got upon the end of one of the forms placed
in the aisles, to see what was the matter, and the form
tipped up with them. This caused a violent scream
and general' alafm that some part of the building had
given way; a lush to the doors immediately took
place, in consequence of. which one boy was killed,
and several so much hint as to be obliged to be taken
to the hospital.
GENSRAL SARRAZIN'S HISTORY OF THE WAR IN
SPAIN AND PORTUGAL—It is well known that k WAS
the Duke of WittinoroN's lot to be successively op-
posed by all she leading Marshals of France. In this
important Work, which has just appeared, the sure.
riority.of his Grace's talents, and the irresistible va.
lour of the British soldie' s ate exhibited in a way which
must render the ruolication most interesting to our
Al my, as well as to every one who feels a pride in
our national honour.—All the leading events of the
campaign from 1807 to 1814 being narrated with
fid, lit and commented on with :ouch judgment and
criusal sagacity.