Star.
London, England, 1805-08-12 00:00:00

BRIGHTON. AUGUST 9.

The CHAMPION II mp tif war, which arrived here
yeflerday, failed again this morning. Her Captain,
on coming afbore in his boat yefterday evening, there
being at the fame time a boifterous turf, very nar•
rowly efcaped being npfet, but owed his fecurity to
the intrepidity of his boat's crew, two of whom
dafh:d into the flood, and facam afhore with the pain-
ter, and fecured moorings until others landed the'
Captain ; in the eagernels of all hands to do which.
the boat got again ado ift, and again her crew plunged
in, fwam to her, and fecured her.
AUGUST to.—Yellerday his Royal Ilighnef. the
Prince of WALES entertained a dinner .party at the
Farallon; in the evening, a party of Ladies joined
the company at tea and coffee; and the PRINCE'S
band attending, continued their performances to one
in the morning.
This morning, at e'eien o'clock, 4e town was Cud-
denly alarmed with the report of two fignal guns;
immediately afterwards, the drums of the Gloucetter
Regiment bed to arms, and the troop.:were inilantly
feat advancing, under arms, in all direaions, to their
Parade Ground upon Marlborough Steine. Ad•
vaned parties of the Innilkillen Regiment were teen
at full gallop from their barracks into Own, Isaltloned
by the remainder of the, Itegienent? ekqd # Pirty of
Hying artillery, with • fit field-pteces,• and their
.aim •
munition timbals. This was the Milt of a plan
concerted tall night at the Pavillion, to put the
troops on the alert, and to be ready to proceed, at a
moment's warning, en their proper prilly;fn cafe of a
fudden vifit from the enemy. Guards were in an
infiant at every p-afs leading the water-fide tia•
the interior of the town, and a firong body were
marched to the Church Hill, of herfe, foot, and ar-
tillery ; videts were polled on every eminerce, while
the main body remained on Marlborough Steine,
ready to a& In a quarter of an hour the t Syr. was
in a complete Ilate of defence. His Royal Higlinefs
was on horfeback during the whole time, and law
the alertntfs of the troop. with high fatisfaition. That
fine Regiment, the Innifkillen Cavalry, afterward,
went through leveret manoeuvres, in his Royal High.
nets': pretence, in the cricket•ground.

All the Officersof the Moo Altos have been removed
into the EDGAL, wish Lord KllTlei flag.
The Fl.n. Admiral BIRELPY if at prefent em-
ployed in a Corny of die Sea Fencible and Imprefs
Ellab

Several of the fignal anions for immediate com-
munication between Portfmoutla and Plymouth have
been fixed on, and Lieutenants appointed to thslr re-
tpetlive commends.

On Friday' the sd ShropfbireMilitia marched from
Bridol into St. Matthew's Barracks, fpfwich.

A part of the sd battalion of the Derbytiaire Mai-
tia marched into Stamford on Thuaday lafi, on their
rout, to Ealibouine, to join the old
The Royal North Lincoln Militia, at Sunderland,
on its route for Scotland, it it foppored will remain
there for tome lime, the route having bean counter-
manded.

The Volunteers of Kent are orderedto be aftembled,
in order to afcertain their effeftive rength, and their
(late of preparation for ter vice. For this purpofe thsk,
d;fferent corps of Yeomanry about Canterbury have
already met in that city.

Colonel DAV I ov4N% divifion of the North Britons
is under orders to march for Tunbridge Wells, to be
encamped for 14 days.
The Royal Cornith Miners, under the command
of Admiral Lissom, and the detached working pat-
ties, from the feveral Militias, emplaced on the Cha-
tham fortifications, are to take polleflion of the late
Military Hofpital, now converted to a barrack. Cn
the hill at the back of Chatham, the fortifications are
going on with conilderable alacrity—two Martell°
towers ate to be ere4ed on the brow of the hill, which
will have a complete command of Rucheller and Cha-
tham Reach.

A detachment of the Royal Artillery, confilling
of about 8o men, which are changed at Rated periods,
have an encampment near Reculver. 'Phis has been
formed for the double purpole of contributing to the
health of the men, and to give them an opportunity
of prattifing with (hot and (hells on the fea Chore.
Jo:rlon, the fmuggler, now commands a Bahama
privateer', and has made (.me valuable prizes.
A letter from Birmingham, dated Friday morning,
fay(—' The Tragedy of Dougtior affords, and t ectives
more celebrity to and from proficients in the drama-
tic art than any produCtion uf this age : it is certainly
a compolition highly creditable to the imagination,
learning, and morality of its author ; and the hero
of the rale is fo peculiarly circumftanced :hat the au-
dience are anxious for his fate, and confequently alive
to the whole bufinefs of the cene, of which he is the
principal objet. Never was expettation higher—
never watt expatiation more gratiaedthan by the finifh.
ed execution of Mir\ !quo' X. Her Tovmg Normal wit*
throughOot a performance Co !Unclipr to what her
period of li,te warranted us to believe at fro,,Plc, that
attonifhment at her powers, for a time, divested the
mind from the fuhjed to which they were direfted.
The celebrated fctrie wi,ll Chia/von (reprefented by
RA It ItY WIRE). will remain a Lifting proof of what ef7
ft& may he produceJ by a upion of the pget and the
ador, when their efforts are well direeted. The
mode of appreciating dramatic talents by applaufe,
is not always a jolt mode, but on this occation the
fentiments of the tpeCtators might be,colirtied from
their hands, and the Theatre appeared a. it it had
been agitated by thunder rather than human Liptute
This pight the child repeat} the cluptia.t."