Star.
London, England, 1807-12-17 00:00:00

PRIVATE LETTLR.

" New York, November 7, do,.

44 But a few days have elapfed fence I (crawled for
you a few flatly lines by the way of Liverpool, con-
taining the hleffage of the Prefidenr to both Houfes
of Congrefs—it was no way fatisfaftory on the fob.
jeft of the late differences between this Country and
Great Britain, but we were greatly rejoiced to learn,
by an arrival at Bofton from Liverpool, of their
having terminated in an amicable adjunment ; by far
the lei for the true intereft of both Countries, and
agreeably with the %Hiles of a large majority of their
inhabitants. I hope fincerely nothing may again• in-1
terfere to threaten our peace, or cut the thread of,
friendly intercourfe, which [till ft bfifts. Bufinefs, in
gmeral, has been very dull for Come months paf, a
circumftance that may, and is, generally attributed,
to the late profpcft of war, but now that the cloud I
which hovered over our beads is Taft difpelling, we I
look for a revival."

His MAJESTY did not come to town yeflerday, as
was expetled, in confequence of Lord Hawitesisuay
as Secretary of State fur the Home Department,
informing his MAJESTY, in the difpatches which a
Meffenger fet off with on Tuefday morning, at two
o'clock, to be with his MAJESTY before fix, inform-
ing him that there was no public bufinefs that re-
quired his MAJESTY'S prefence at the Queen's Palace
yeflerday; his MAJESTY therefore commanded that
his attendants in London fliould be informed that he
was not coming to town. The (Z.FitEN and Pasm-
exists intended to have accompanied his MAJESTY
to London„ aad to have dined with the Duke of
Your : their tradefmen were ordered to attend them
at the Qzeen's Palace, and the orders were not
countermanded till a late hour on Tuefday night,
when an exprefs arrived in town to that effett ; the
Qtrtam and PRINCESSES not having known that the
Kin° was not coming• to town till he went to partake
of their deffert at five o'clock.

Yefterday morning his MAJESTY, accompanied by
Princeffes AUGUSTA, SOPHIA and AMELIA, Earl of
WESTMORLAND, Lady CRANLIY, General FITZROY,
&c. took an airing on horfeback in Windfor Park.
Early yefferday morning the Princefs of Wats:
fent off one of her fervants exprefs to Windfor, with
a letter to the KING. The fervant returned with an
anfwer between one and two o'clock.

Yefterday a Cabinet Council affembled at the Fo-
reign Office fhortly after two, and continued fitting
until nearly five o'clock. The following Members
affifled at the deliberations:—Earls Camas* and
WRSTMORLAND, the LORD CHANCELLOR, Lord
HAWILISSORY, Mr. CANNING, and the CHANCELLOR
of the EXCHSQyea.
Yeflerday Mars. WALSH and NESBITT waited on
the Minifter, and concluded on having two Lotteriet
of 25,000 Tickets each, infiead of two of 30,000, as
they fiat propofed.
The payments are to be as under :
Depont, sad December • Xi so
aid January S
gth February 5 o
Three days before Drawing S 34

LI7 4
and a depnfit of cos. per Ticket nn the Second Lot-
tery to be paid at the fame tube as the depofit on the
firft.

Yenerday a Court of Dire lors was held at the EMI
India Houle, when the Court voted a piece of plate
to Captain JAMIESON, as a mat k of their approbation
of that Officer's gallant defence of the extra (hip
Fame, which was captured by a French frigate of
very fuperibr force. The Court adjourned at f►x,
till Tuefday next.

Difpatches from the Esfl India Houfe and the
Admiralty were WI night forwarded to Portfmouth,
to be fent to the Edit Indies, by the Nom: bag of
war.

About the beginning of laft month a vefFel bound
to Ireland was put alhore near the fouth end of
Airan, a part of the cargo was taken out to lighten
her, among which were about 30 fmall calks, marked
68 Barley." There having excited fufpicion in the
mindi of the Officers of the Excite, they had them
opened, and found that they were filled with gun-
powder. They then got a party of Mr. LINDSAY'S
detachment of the gartifon battalion, and feized the
veld, vn board of which, under the cabin, (hey
found ten calks more. They have taken the veal
into Campbelton.

Tua Earsorrion.—The following is raid to be an
accurate lift of the Staff appointed to the Expedition
now about to fail from Pnrtfmouth :
Major General Spencer, Commander—Brigadier General Mac
Farlane—Lieutenant Colonel George Tucker, Seth, Affiilent-
Adjuiant-General—Captain Bradford, 3d Guards, Deputy Affif.
tent Adjutant•General—Captain Bogle, s.:ith, ditto ditto ditto--
Lieutenant-Colonel Bathurft, hoth, AMRant Quart ir• Matter •
General—Major Kt iney, 82d, Deputy ditto ditto—Captain Har-
dinge, ditto ditto ditto—Brigade Major Preflonosoth regiment—
Ditto ditto Kronenfeldt, King's German Legion—Ditto ditto De
lien, ditto—Captain Balfour Aid du-Camp—Dr, Shapter, Infpec
tot of Hafpttals—Dr Weber, Deputy ditto ditto—Dr Deare, Phy-
fician—Dr Meurer, ditto—Staff Surgeons, Mars Nicolay, Kcac
kalfe, Brenda, and Wolfer.
The Expedition preparing at Pnrtfmouth is not
expected to tail till the end of this week or the begin.
ning of the next. The Bzd regiment embarked on
Monday, and the 3zd yellerclay.
The Right. Hon. Ganacs Forum/ay comes into
Parliament for Taviltock, in the room of Earl GREY
The refignation of Mr..Juftice Rooxs is, we 'alder-
Rand,- finally arranged ; birt Who will fucceed him,
is uncertain.