Star.
London, England, 1805-10-02 00:00:00

GUERNSEY, SEPT. 23.

We have joifi learned with regret, that the Corticati
is not now likely to make an attempt on oar firm
little ifiand. Be affured, that in no quarter, was
there more complete preparation ; never was man
more beloved than our Governor ; we have a fine
Militia and very (launch, and a formidable army of
regulars in garrifon t it confiks of the 2d battalion
39th Regiment, the ad battalion 44th regiment, the
2d battalion 6la regiment, the ad battalion 67th re.
ziment, the ID battalion 87th regiment, and the sth
Veteran Battalion. By the zeal of the officers of
Theft regiments, and the alive fuperintendance of
our firft and fecond in command on the inane!,
thefe battalions are all now in the highea (tate of dit-
cipline. Moft of them mutter 6or Soo men, and the
87th have zoo as fine lads as you would with to fee.

The great quantity of dollars exported from Eng-
land hit week were not intended as a fiblidy for ottr
allies on the Continent, as was reported, but were
lent to the Ealt Indies, Gibraltar, and Malta.

A lew days ago the 3d Lincoln Militia was Mem-
bodied at Beverley, in Yorkfhire.
The whole of the German Legion marched from 1
Weymouth on Saturday, with their artillery.
Wednefday afternoon the Loyal Edinbnrgh Spear-
men, commanded by Col. Be/INET' were infpeeted on 1
Herriot's Green, by Lieut. Col. CALLENDAR, who
exprdfed himfelt highly pleated with their appear-
ance.
The Canterbury Volunteer Infantry have offered
to go on permanent duty for fourteen days, which'
offer has been accepted by Government, and the du.
ty is to commence on the 14th intl. in Canterbury.
On the 23d ult. the Torridge regiment of Vo.
bracer Infantry, under the command of Lord
ROLLS, marched into camp on Torrington Common,
to remain for three weeks. Nothing could exceed
the zeal and alacrity with which this fine and able
body of men came forward in the caufe of their King
and Country. Their complement Soo, of which
only twelve were abfent. On the 29th they were
joined by the North Devon Regiment of Yeomanry
Cavalry, confining of Soo men, upon permanent
duty, under the fame Commanding Officer.
Pr.rimoTioas IN TH 6 ROYAL MAR INC ARTILLERY.
Lieutenant Parks to be Captain—Second
Lieutenant Walker to be Firfi Lieutenant, vice Bal-
lingh all, who retires from the Company of Artillery,
to be Lieutenant of the Royal Marine Corps.
A new company of Royal Marine Artillery is or-
tiered to be formed at Woolwich ; the command of
which is to be given to Captain PARKS.
A Court Martial was ordered to affemble at the
Guildhall, in Canterbury, on Friday laR, for the trial
of Seileant Major Charles Teape, of the Canterbury
'Volunteer Infantry, on the feveral charges of em.
bezzlement and infolent behaviour to his Comman-
ding Officer. The Court is to be compofed of one
Captain from the Canterbury Volunteers and four
Subalterns ; one each from the Canterbury Rifle
Corps, Eaft Kent, South Kent, and Walderthare In-
fantry Volunteers.
Yefterday a Court of Aldermen was held at Guild-
ball, at which the price of bread was ordered to be
advanced ad. in the peck loaf, (the price of the guar-
tern loaf will therefore tomorrow be 15d.)
Bow-s TREE r.—Yellerday, about eleven o'clock,
4r. GRA /lAN tap): to the Office, to refume the Meet:
Ligation relative to the murder of Mr. BLIGHT. He
etired to a room on the firti floor, attended by Mr.
rAFFORD.
Mary Rack, a fervant to Mrs. Wright, in Arund• 1-
ft: eat, Strand, was fent for. We underhand the fol)-
Rance of her evidence was, that the lived fervant with
the deceafed thirteen months, and had left his fervice
.a.ont five weeks previous to his murder. Dining the
t the was in inc service, the did not recollect fee-
ing any fire-arms in the houfe.—After the was dif-
milfed, Hefter Kitchener, the fervant who was in the
tank at the time the murder was committed, was fent

for from the Brown Bear public-houfe. She under.
went an examination for above two hours: after
which Mr. Patch was brought over, and continued
under very dole examination till paR five o'clock.
Edward Green, a conliable, was convißed before
Mr. BOND and Sir W. PARSONS, in the penalty of 51.
for refuting to give billets to Serjeant Johnfon, of the
4th Regiment of Dragoons, and two others of the
fame Regiment, sho had a touching order from St.
tames to Canterbury.

NAUTICAL INTELLIGENCE.

TORBAY, SEPT. 27.—Arrived his Majelly's bag
SARACEN, from a cruize.

SEPT. 28.—Arrived his Majefty's Chip PLttio from
a crnize ; alfo his Majefly's brig DARING, from Wey-
mouth.

SEPT. 3o.—Arrived his Majesty's chip AFRICA, Of
64 guns, from the Downs.

PLYMOUTH, SIFT. 3o.—Came in the Heaor,
Capt. WAYGOOD, from Riga; Succefs, STAINFIRLD,
from Dantzick ; Samaritan, Law's, from Peterf.
burgh; Calbins, ARMSTRONG. from Ditto; Lark,
DouGLas, from Dantzick ; Lord Middleton, Wit.-
Leans, from Archangel; and the Albion, HUBBARD,
from PeterPaurgh, all laden with naval acmes, for this
port; alto the Connant packet, Capt. MottamT, from
jerfey ; John and Avari, of Newport, from London ;
Fame, of Providence, Capt. H. GARDNER, from the
Havanna!), bound to Tonningen, laden with fugar
and logwood, detained by the Lord Nelfon of
Guernfey ; and the Sw:dith [hip Gutaff Adolf, from
Sweedland, bound to France, laden with iron, pitch,
and tar, detained by the Betfey privateer.—Sailed
the Torazs, of 38 guni, with Admiral Lord GARD
HER on board, for Cork.

PORTSMOUTH, Ocvonsa t.—Arrived his Majeny's
Quip HESE, with the Simon Tayler, Capt. —, from
the Downs. The BOADICEA is appointed to take
convoy for Cork.

DIAL, Octosta T.—Sailed through the Downs
the Star, BONNIE, for New South Wales.—Arrived
the FINEST gumbrig, from a cruize, and remains in
the Downs with the !hips as per 'att.—Wind N. E.
blows hard.

CORK, SETT. 25.—We have great fatisfelion in an•
nouncing the -arrival of a part of the homeward-
bound Leeward Ifland fleet on this coati, which
failed on the 3111 of July. Some flips of the fleet
have paired this harbour to the Eaftward. The
Hope, bound for Dublin, arrived at that port : the
parted the fleet at fome diftance to the Weftward.
Livstecloc, SEPT. 3o.—The Henry, Martin, was
captured on her paffage to Angola, on the 26th
April, by the &Lunt.% French frigate, in South
Lat. The frigate was bound to the Ifle of France,
and took the Henry in companY. The Margaret,
Bowers, from Charleflon, at this port, failed the
12th Auguil, in company with the Nanny, but parted
from her the 19th Auguil. The Jack Park got on
Cnore on Charleflon Bar, and Captain Bowers thinks,
from the nate he left her in; the would become a to.
tal wreck. The Watfon, Leatlis, from. Archangel
at this port.—On 25th Auguft, (poke the Minerva,
Totbill (of Newbury), from London; brig Nsncy,
Pattinfon, from hence, and Britannia, of Hull,
with a fleet of 45 fail, lying in the ay of Archan-
gel, wailing for pilot: upwards. The brig Lydia,
Webb, from Philadelphia to Bourdeaux, was rpoke
by the Lticy, Wilfon, in lat. 42.33. N. long. 40. W.
out 18 days, all well. The Fortitude, Sherratt,
froth Berbice, for this port, failed the 29th July ;
but having Intl her rudder on the bar, put into De-
merara to refit. The Fain. Gibb., from hence, at
Naples, was boarded by a French privateer off Ca.
pria, but allowed to proceed.