Star.
London, England, 1801-05-23 00:00:00

LEITH, MAY xB.

Yefterday fe'nnight 'a
lugger laden with fifh,
which formerly was a French prize, and was
rigged like a French veffel, loon after the had left
Holy Hand, was attacked by one of his Majefty's
armed (hips cruifing on the coal}, which, from her
appearance, took her for a privateer. On firing
a gun to bring her to, the fifhing taking the
armed fhip for an enemy's veffel, made the bel: of
her way back under the guns of Holy IflAnd, the
armed veffel purfuing and conftantly firing at her.
As the King's chip was a ftranger on the coal,
the alarm was given an the ifland, and a flint was
thrown at her from the cane before the miftake
was difcovered—We have not heard that any mif-
chief was done either by the fhip or cane.
Arrived in Leith Roads on Saturday night the
Willington tranfport, WILLIAM Raw stilt matter,
with naval fibres, from Deptford and Woolwich,
under convoy of his Majefly's gun veffel MAItLY,
Lieut. MALONE, from the Nore.

The firft divifion of the'" deftined to join
the forces in Egypt, embarked pefterda y at Portf-
mouth from Southfea Beach. 1 hey w rc brought
from London in twenty waggons, an.- were about
goo in number.
The Second Battalion of the Firft Regiment of
Guards had a field exercife yefterday it Hyde Park,
commanded by Colonel Tmoaaros.
The Cavalry deftined for Egypt do not take
their horfes with them. They will be mounted in
that country, upon horfes better adapted to the
climate and fervice than thole bred here. The
York Haan, confifting of three hundred, are the
only Cavalry who take their horfes.
Yefterday letters were received in the City from
the Fair Penitent, DOUGLAS, arrived at Greenock,
from St. Lucia, Rating that the illand of Guade-
loupe has furrendered to his Majelty's arms.—
The veffel on her way home touched at Marti-
nique, where the remained a day, and it was there
the heard the intelligence.
On Thurfday and yctlerday GEORGE Baoww
and Joma Waimea, Efqrs. paid a fine into the
Chamber of London, of 4001. and 20 marks, to
be excufed (crying the office of Sheriffs for the
year enfuing, to which they were nominated by
the LORD Maros. on Tnefday laft, at a Court of
Aldermen.
On Saturday, a duel took place between two
(Indents of the Dublin.irniverfity, (Meas. Land
V.) in the Phcenix Park ; the former received a
wound, of which he died the next day.
On Tuefday morning, about four o'clock, a fire
was difcovered in the flail-rooms of Mr. WILLIAM
MOLYNIIII, near the Dry Dock, Liverpool : the
damage we hope is not very confiderable.
The excellence and novelty of the Amnfemenu
at the ROYAL CIRCUS, are fuch as to aura& the
attendance of the Public in an eminent degree,
and certainly the Managers (pare no expence to be
the firft in getting up the heft reprefentations to
celebrate the molt glorious Atchievements of our
Arms by Sea and Land—witacfs the unrivalled
and intereffing Speflacle, pourtraying our fuccefs
in the Baltic, under the Brave NI tsow, and alfo,
that of the glorious viitory obtained in Egypt,
which is got up in fuch a fuperior (Lyle of Thea-
trical Brilliancy, as to bid defiance to all attempts
at Competition..—The Scenery, Mulic, Drettes,
Dances, Procefficms, Combats, &c. are certainly
of the firft aafs, and are got up with infinite
Judgment with regard to Splendour and Propriety,
which the crowded Audiences at the -above Place
of Amufcanat fufficieutly prove.

8M7731-1 ARM" IN EGrFT.

EXTRACT OF A LETTER FROM AN OFFICER OF THE

ARMY IN EGYPT.

" Our army was encamped in two lines, ex-
tending Eaft and Welt acrofs an uneven neck of
land formed by the fea on the Weft, and the Lake
Maadie on the Eaft, which covered the right and
left flanks. The referve was Rationed in front of
the right of the first line, about one mile. The
28th was polled in an angular work in front of
the referve. The Guards were on the left of the
referve. The &ft objedt of the enemy was to
carry the works in which the 28th were potted, then
to turn the right flank of our army, and by tilde
means fecure the heights on the lea fide, and
" drive the Britilh fchool-blys," as the French con,
temptnottfly called our troops, " into the Lake
Maadie," on the left. The enemy advanced boldly
and rapidly. Three folid columns of infantry led
the way, fupported by a large body of cavalry,
in the rear of which was a line of infantry, and
guns to fitpport the attack, in which they were
confident of faced's. One entire column attacked
the 28th, another went towards the Guards, whilft
a third advanced round the flank of the angular
work to attack an old fort, in which the sSth were
polled. This gallant corps,with the 23d, took them
in flank, and the 42. d in rear loon gave a good ac-
count of them. A well direifted fire from the
whole, killed and wounded fo great a number,
that the remainder threw down their arms and
furrcndered at difcrction. All this while the
28th were bully employed in repelling the def
perate attack of the other column. The 42(1
were ordered to fupport the left flank of the work
after the former bufinefs was over. in the execution
of this duty that gallant and dillinguiffied regiment
advanced rather too far, which the enemy's cavalry
took advantage of, cut in amongft them, and pe-
netrated quite round to the rear of the z3th, upon
which the 28th faced round, gave them one volley,
which killed or wounded every man in fight, and
then refumed their proper front, as if nothing had
happened. Colonel Pacer, who commanded the
28th, was unfortunately wounded early in the
adtion, and obliged to retire from the field, and
the charge of the corps devolved on Lieutenant-
Colonel CHAMBERS. It was under this brave and
experienced officer, who acquired the knowledge
of his profeffion in the courfe of feventeen years
arduous fervice in India, that the 28th regiment
repulted the defperate and repeated attacks of the
enemy, and defended their important poll with a
fpirit, a fteadinefs and intrepidity which reflefts
the greatell honour on the Britifh arms, and which
has probably left an impreffion on the mind of the
enemy, which he is not likely to forget during the
fervice."