Star.
London, England, 1807-07-24 00:00:00

GENERAL EMBARGO.

YenerdayGovernment iffued an Order for laying an
Embargo on all Foreign Ships in Britilk harbouri ;
and alfo on thofe belonging to Britith Merchants,
outward bound. Not even a Ramfgate or a Margate
hoy is (offered to pats Gravefend. Preis warrants
have been backed by the LORD MAYOR, and there
was yellerday a general (weep of all the feamett from
every chip in the River.

It is generally underitood, that the objth of the 1
Embargo is to complete the manning of the id and
3d Divifions of the Baltic Fleet; for which the fol-
'wing arrangements have been lately added or eon•
firmed:—

Eighty•fonr Pendants ere put in commillion for
this fole fervice; of which 23 are of the line.

Admiral GAMIIIR is confirmed Commander in

Chief.

Sir Homa POPHAM, Captain of the Fleet.
Captain MACKENZII, Captain of the Flag Ship.
Capt. W. KING, Secretary to Sir HONE POPILANI.
Lieutenant HANCHETT. a pupil of Sir SIDNEY
SMITH, Firil Lieutenant of the Flag Ship.
Lieutenant FinssissoN, br,,ther to the Secretary
of the Treafury, is alto appointed to the fame Ship.

It is-added, that the Fleet is to fail the firit fair
wind.

GRAND NAVAL EXPEDITION.

While Government were yellerday laying a gene-
ral Embargo on all the Ships and Veffels in Bri:ifh
Harbours, expreffes were fent to expedite the depar-
ture of all the troops at or near the out-ports ; his
Majefly's (hips Haan: and PROM IT HE us failed from
Portfmouth with about fifty tranfpor ts for the Downs;
and orders for the immediate embirka,ion of the
following troops in the Kentifh Diflri& were received
at the Head-quarters in Canterbury :
The Brigade of Guards, which have been for a
long time at Chatham, are to embark there :
The 32d, soth, and 82d Infantry, which landed
at Ramfgate on Tuefday from Cork, and are now in
Deal Barracks, are to re-embark at Ramfgate: their
heavy baggage is Dill on board the tranfports which
brought them over:
The 43,1 Light Infantry, and five companies of the
95th Rifle Corps, from Hythe, are alfo to embark at
Ramfgate ; and -
The sth battalion of the 6oth, from Braebourn-
t Lees, with a proportionate number of artillery, will
I embark in the River.

Various rumours are afloat refpelling the deßina-
lion of this expedition, winch is now fitting out with
fuch uncommon aflivity —ln thofe circles that have
the bell means for obtaining information, it is believed
that its primary object is to afford proteCtion to a
eeriain power, not yet involved in the war, but which,
by the aid of recent events, might be compelled to
aft againft this country, if we did not fend a force of
fufficient magnitude to occupy, inffite of the enemy,
thole pofitions which otherwife might be gained by
the French, and employed as means for our annoy-
ance. It is WO of great importance that the French
timid be prevented from adding to the Rrength of
their navy by feizing on the fleet belonging to a ocu
tral Power.

The 6th lonelkilling Dragoons, after they have
been reviewed, are dellined for Canterbury.
The t 3th Light Dragoons are now on their march
to Weymouth. That part of them which were (la-
tinned at Deal have been replaced by a regiment of
the German Cavalry.

Maj'r WATLEY, of the South Gloucefter Militia,
has been for Tome time in the habit of reading prayers
to the regiment, at the drum head, at Brighton, on
parade; but he was, on laft Sunday, prohibited by
older, and is not to do fo in future.

The 2gth regiment, which arrived at Portfmouth
on Monday, from Halifax ; and the :ft and 2d bat-
talions of the King's German Legion, from Gib-
raltar, are ordered to the Downs, from whence they
expee to g') to the Continent. The German Legion
are 1700 men ; they left Gibraltar on the 17th ult.
under convoy of the Beagle and Bergere, where they
have been twelve months. ,
The 38th Regiment, full of love and veneration for
their late excellent and gallant Commander, Colonel
VASSALL, who tint formed, and afterwards immorta-
lized their Corps, are going to ereEt a Monument in
this Country, in compliment to that diftinguilbed
Officer, and in whofe lofs every individual of the
Regiment has to deplore a father, benefaaor, and
friend.

Yeflerday the London Militia was reviewed on
Blackheath by Colonel Sir JOHN EAMEIty and feveral
General Officers.

A change of the fignal Rations along the Suffix
Coaft has, we underftand, been deemed expedient,
and will (portly take place.

That the greater Capital Prizes of every Lottery
Scheme are the main objeets of put fuit with adven-
turers, is an intereft as generally felt as it is univer-
fally acknowledged. Such is the identical (late, at
this moment, of the wheel ; when, extraordinary to
fay, that after four thoufand numbers have been
drawn oat of twenty thoufand only, of which the
Scheme confifted, every one of the greater Capitals
are Rill forth coming.

QIIARS,III. ix raaoattmaay.—That a very ferions
one has taken place, within thefe few days, between
two perfonages of confiderable dillinaion, is certain
—thefe perfonages are Chant* and Fortune.—Fortune,
to reward early adventurers in the prefent Lottery,
doubtlefs witted to 4roet them fpeedily with fevetal
of the principal Prizes—bnt Chance has hitherto
prevailed, by fuifering only a very fatal! portion of
the principal Prizes to turn op. How into-citing,
then, the retnairang days drawing