Star.
London, England, 1804-10-04 00:00:00

iLOCLIDING SEpADR6IVS.

, On Monday afternoon, a detachment of the ene.
tny's flotilla, confiding of fourteen fchooners and
eighteen fchuyts, were difcovered in Dunkirk Roads
by a divifion of our Channel fquadron, confining
only of the JacsAtt., Titus se, and, Szaattao gun
brigs. The people,oil board our Vegas could
wife count forty f.ll of gins boats in the harbour of
punkirk ready to come out. The intention of thofe
in the road, and no doubt in the harbour too, was
to make their way along Ihore to join the flotilla at
Boulogne. As our fquadron was too (mall to op.
pat fufficient refinance to the enemy's divifion, in.
telligence was immediately fent off to Lord KEITH
to give the information, and Mon likely to afle rein.
fa:cements. But it is probable that the enemy would
ice') too near the (bore to be attacked with effeet, even
If reinforcements arrived in time to intercept them.
sionciazt, OCT. 3.
We were awaked laft night between eleven and
iireelie o'clock, by a very heavy firing in the direc-
tion of Boulogne ; it continued exceedingly heavy
ell pall midnight, when it partly ceired. Several
people were induced to go up the Hills, from tome
Of whom I learn, that the air appeared full of flint
sod (bells, and it was believed that an attack had
been thade on the flotilla in the harbour by our (qua.
ikon,. The particulars have not as yet tranfpired.
It blows a fretb breeze to day at S.W. the whole of
the men of war are off Boulogne and the Coaft (ex-
Opt four at anchor in Dungenefs Road): nothing but
opening Tads ate to be Peen from North Foreland
to Dungenefs.

tLIICTION OF LORD MAYOR.—The (late of the poll
jelletday was as follows :
For ASSehasu. Fereitaxel • •
Meru= Slaw
Aldermen Thiry

1461
1110
613

On Friday laft, Sarsurr. W. /*lrma., Efq. was
sippoiated City Cnunfel of York, in the room of Ro-
mar SiNcsata..Efq. City Recnrder.
At the annual collation of Magillrates for the 80.
tough of Burntifland, ALIZANDIR Pirearatt,Efq.
*vas chofen Prcyol, Sheriff, and Admiral ;--Mellis.
Joitit Titosssou. >IN HAITnIej iilo4lll Fagots,
Badiesp;-and Ammar Hurcuisow, fen. Dean of
Guild.

Her Royal Highnefs the Princes of Wails. we
Ire happy to fay, was much better refterday, and is
tot likely to fuller any permanent ihjai y from her late
accident. Her Royal Highnefs being informed that
the footman, who bad doted the carriage door upon
her hand, had abfented himfclf, and WAS exceedingly
diftreffed in his mind in confequence of the misfor•
tone. cleared, With her charatteridic kindnefs and
heileinlence, that he Ihnuld return to his duty, as it
was a mere accident, and no blame could attach to
him.

Her Royal Highnefs the Princes CI44IMOTTI of
Views paid a vita yelterday to Carlton Hnufc„
where the remained for a few hours, and in the even•
lag returned to Shooter's Hill.
The Doke of Sussrr fet off yeflerday afternoon,
about three o'clock, from Carleton•houfe, on a vifit
to the Pippo& of WA Li s at Brighton.
His Royal Highnets the Duke of GsouceSTlß has
accepted the freedom of the Borough of Lancaller,
and on Friday arrived at the Bridgewater Arms, Man.
theßer. On Saturday the Volunteers in that neigh.
bourhood were infpeaed and brigaded,under General
Bram,, in the pretence of his Royal Highnefii.
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Major General Hawcnt.t. it arrived at Northatler.
ton, fur the porpofe of commanding the volunteer
force tithe North-riding of Yorklhire.

The Ro's•-fhire MiliCjare ordered frnm Aberdeen
to Glafgow, and the Stirhaggling from Glafgow to
Aberdeen.

The Muni!burgh brigade, confining of five regh
Bunts of militia, and the brigade of Royal Artillery,
wereveviewed on Friday in Cattleneads Park, by his
Excellency the Commander in Oiler.
The fiat regiment of Loyal Greenock Volunteers,
who were infpefted there on Friday by Colonel Bale
are, before difmitfal, were directed to form a fcttare,
when the Major read a letter, received from the Lord
Lieutenant, intimating the with of Lord
biota*,
Commander in Chief, ,to fee tl:c whole volunteer force
in the county affembled in one place on the 4th of this
month, and defiring to know if that regiment would
march to filch a place in the county as might be pitch-
ed upon for that purpofe. The letter was no fooner
read, than the regiment unified their compliance by
three cheers ; we underhand, however, they will now
be fared that trouble, his Excellen:r having tO far
altered his original plan, as to go down to Greenock
upon the stli, when the whole force of Greenock
and Port Glafgow will pals in review before him on
their own exerciting ground.
The ben Inn at Paris is the rk.orif, and the heft
tailor, the man who makes the/few-10 coat out of the
ow)/ cloth.
sieolerday was the ferood day of Croydon Fair,
which was fully attended. The Pickpockets Chewed
div;tie (kill. a.A nofortnnately &aped the vi-
ilance of the Court of ried tokdre, where they would
hare been rather out of their dement.
A French priforser efcaped at Bridgewater as he
was conveying, with others, from Plymouth to Brit%
tel, by getting on board a vekel bound to Tenby,
and concealing hmsfelf until the Blip was at fea—lie
has, however, been apprehended at the latter place,
and committed en the coninry g
On Murciay lan, at KincasJ lime works, petals
of Campfre, near Giotto'', while John Aitken was
employed in ditengagiag, ruder g:eond. frame Room
a Urge one &sem and covered Lim from the groin
downward. In this fbocking Situation he remained
for feve.iteen boors, when he was difenvered by his
aged m.,tt.er and a neighte—ir, who were unable to
remove the ; offilionee heing procured the none
wr t 44en off, and he was cart ird home to hisfatber's
nfe. w;lcre he languilhcd only fix hours. He has
folhei and mother, each of whom is about 7o
; - •.1 to lament '.i. 1, It, and oho wen wholly

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