Star.
London, England, 1807-01-19 00:00:00

FRENCH AND RUSSIANS.

Reports of an aelion having taken place on the
Vilittla, and !Tiling on accounts received through
various channels, (till continue to be circulated, but
fo contradiaory and defeflive in particulars. that we
cannot afcertain the degree cf credit to which they
are entitled. The following accounts have been re-
ceived this morning :

" DOVER, JAN 17.
" Reports of an action having taken place in Po-
land prevail in France as well as this country : the
'hip Diana, Captain Wm.! belonging to Bolton,
paired by here this day, on her voyage from Chararite
liound to Newcafile ; the left Rochefort only four
days ago, and Captain NOBLE fays, that before he
failed, intelligence was raid to be received that the
French had obtained a vi&ory over the Ruffian', but
fronts the manner in which the report was circulated,
and from there being no public rejeicirgs, he is in-
clined to believe, ac were a great many people in
Rochefort, that if an a6lion had been fought, the
French had got no advantage. There are lying rutcly
for tea, waiting for an opportunity to get out unob-
ferved by our lquadron cruizing off Rochefort, fcven
fail of the line, one of which is a three decker—they
have no troops on board, and their deftination is a
fecret."

" YARMOUTH, JAN. 'lg.
" The CARatIER cutter has arrived here from a
cruise : fhe reports, having fallen in with a Danith
veffel which the boarded. The Captain informed him,
that previous to his leaving Holland, news had been
received that the French had been defeated by the
Ruffians and Pruflians with great flauzbter."

" CHATHAM, JAN. IS.

it Several prifoners reached this nation yellerday,
who left Flufhing on the 9th irritant, and report that
rumours of a battle were circulated there, but that
not any of the principal inhabitants were acquainted
with the refult, which feemed to be feduloufly con-
cealed. Notwithfianding reports to this effeet were
generally afloat, and as generally believed, there had
not been any illumination or demonflration of joy.
Not a tingle foldier was left at that place or in the
vicinity ; every one capable of bearing arms had been
marched towards the feat of war."

The 2d Battalion of the 7t ft Regiment which
lately landed at Saltcoats from Newry, marched
into Glafgow on Thurfday, under the command of
Major CAMPBBLL.
Saturday afternoon an American Gentleman ar.
rived in town, from Cherbourgh, which place he left
on the loth irritant, charged by Mr. ARMSTRONG,
the American Minitler at Paris, with difpatches to
Marrs. MoNstott and PINCKNEY, the American Ple-
nipotentiaries at this Court.
Mr. ARMSTRONG has received official alTurances
from the Fitt:eh Government, that American veffels
coming direst from America, or returning from Eng-
land to the United States, will not be molefled by the
French cruizers, and that the privateers fitted out
frcm St Malnes, Cherbourgh, &c. had orders to go-
vern themlelves accordingly.
The Gentleman jn goeflion did not hear of the re-
ported anion on the Vittula until his arrival in Lon-
don.

Saturday three velTzls, the Mercury, Aurora, and
Blayde, arrived in the river from the Baltic ; they
failed, we believe, from Elfineur with the fleet. '1 hey
bring force Bamberg, Frankfort, and other German
papers of a later date than thole previoufly received.
Thcßamberg paper mentions the receipt of advice,
from Warfaw, to the 26th of December, at_which
period two frnart aetions had been fought between
the French and Ruffians, the fiat at Nawamaifto, in
which about 120 C,,ffacks were made prifoners ; the
other at Cicchanna, which appears to have been
warmly contelled, but in which the French are alto
Rated to have prevailed.

The Bamberg paper, on the authority of a letter
from Auglburg, li4tes Breflaw to have capitulated,
but the date and particularb are not mentioned.
The patrage of troops through Frankfort, to join
the army in Poland, was unremitting ; and various
arti,les of dotes vcre forwarded from Mayence, &c.
to the fame daination.

The Ruffian divilion under General Tolfloy, which
has joined the Pruffians, is Rated at 34,c00 men only.
This army, it appears, has advanced to the Omulef,
to (Whin the corps of General Benningfen ; and a
Pruffian column has taken alirong pnl tion, cnnti-
derably in advance, at Suldau, which they are for-
tifying.
The Ruffian force on the Narew is Hated to have
exceeded 140,333 men, previoutly to the loth of De-
cember, on which day intelligence was received by
the Englifh Con ful at Koeningfberg ; that. General
Benningfen had been joined by General Roxhowden,
at the head of 75 000 men. General Ben: ingfen's
atmy was 70,003 thong.
The report of the death of the (Z/cm of Fruffia ii
unfounded.