Star.
London, England, 1805-01-21 00:00:00

AMERICA.

NOR roLK, DEC. I2.—All's not 101 l that's in dan-
ger ! We heard a fort of prelentiment that we (hould
loon hear more of the French frigate,which in our la it
we Rayed had come down the Bay, with the inten•
tion of going quietly home. She would have done
fo, but that wicked wight, Captain Hotham, neither
difofed to keep the peace himfelf, nor fuller it to be
preferved by others, with a molt uncivil defign, and
with malice aforethought, placed himfelf directly in
the path along which Monfieur wifhed to proceed in a
decent, orderly, and inoffenlive manner. Eb lien ! danr
sox pared embarras qua dolt
_Aire Monfieur La Broffe ? In
fuch a predicament, what ought M. La Brae to do ?
Why, like a good Chriflian, who did not with to vio.
late the Sabbath, nor to break through the lath ordi-
nance of the decalogue, he came to anchor off
Crump's Hill. The Lord High Admiral, with his
Lady, we are well affured, were on board. They
Rept at Hampton on Monday night. Oue report is,
that they have both returned to Baltimore; another
that they are (till at Hampton, and a third that fhe
has returned to her father, and that he has re•em-
hahked in the frigate ; the Captain of which is re-
folved to go out immediately and chaliife the info.
lence of the Engin --. Here now we have a
beginning and a middle, and to make the thing com-
plete we want only a catattrophe or end. We hope
Captain Hotham will not be in Irate to hike his co-
lours ; we hope yet to have two or three paragraphs
out of the bufinefs, which, in the prelCnt dearth of
newt, would be of great confequence to our intercits
—this expectation would be defeated by a precipitate
Cut render.

The pilot boat left the Britifh frigate la Revolu-
tionnaire at anchor on the tail of the middle pound
—the Imperial frigate in Lynnhaven. Captain Ho-
'
tham, dilcovered the Frenchmen about one o'clock
on Sunday evening down the Bay. The flood hav-
ing but kilt made, and there being but little wind,
both (hips came to anchor. On the firft of the ebb,
the Britifh frigate got under weigh, and took her
pofition off the Cape. About five o'clock this
morning firing was heard in that direEtion ; the
French may have refolved to go out, and these is no
Hell Gate through which to cfcape, as through a back
door out of the Chefapeake. - _

DEctm sea i3.—A Gentleman of refpeftabiiity
informs us, that he has jutt received advices from
Point a•Petrc, through a confidential friend, flaring,
that a privateer, called the Grandville, mounting
28 guns, and two thirty-Ilx pounders, with a com-
plement of 2So men, belides feamen and marines,
had failed from thence, with orders to take all Ame-
rican veffels bound to HitpanioLi, and hang the crews
as pirates.

By a Gentleman from St. Thomas's, we under.
(land, that juft before he left it, (about t 8 days ago)
a veffel had arrived from Jeremie, with information
that the French had abandoned the town of St. Do-
mingo, and had furrenklared thcinfelvcs prifoners to
the F-nglifh.
Dec. 14.—We learn that Mr. Nicholfon has with-
drawn his Bill for the more efleaual prefervation
r f peace within the jurifd:aion of the United States,
and that he has reported a new Bill for that pur-
ple.
By private letters received by the (loop Amity,
from liavannah. dated the 18th of November, it
appears, that the Briti(h frigate Mermaid, and a Hoop
of war, were cruifing off that port, to proted the
Britifh trade in that quarter, as it was fuppofed in
Havannah. Before this, perhaps, the bulinefs of
thefe !hips is more fully explained.

LONDON.

MONDAY, JANUARY U.

PR ICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK:
Conf for money 634 div. on—Ditto, for Jan. 63 ii div. on.
for Feb. Est; div on.—Roduccd 60t.
PRICE OF STOCKS ON SATURDAY:

3 per Cent. Red. A.nn. it India Stock, for acc. 79C-41
3 per C. Conf. ('l'i ssi 6oi 6o India Bonds, IS. 2; di!:
4 per Cunt. 7641-; Imp. Ann 9 Si
5 per C. Navy, 91 901 91 Etch. Bilk, par is. prem.
per Cent. 1797, is Omnium 13; prem.
Long Ann. '74 13.16 11-16 En7,lilh Tickits 191. Bs.
Short Ann. s i-t6ths Conf. for ace. 61i ii
DUBLIN, JANUARY t 6.--5 per Cent. Gov. 821.
Exchanze.—Dublin on London, 8;

The Manila° of the Englifh Government, in
anfwer to the Spaniat Declaration of War, has re-
ceived its filial revifion, and will be pnblifhed without
delay. The papers alto in its fupport, referred to in
his MAJESTY'S Speech, are in the prefs, and will im-
mediately be laid before both Houfes of Parliament.
They occupy above twenty folio (beets, and confiti of
the official correfpondence between Lord Has.aow-
Ay, Mr. FF.ERE, and the Spinal Miniaer, down
to the 12th of November, when Mr. FRERP, not
receiving a fatisfaftory anfwer to his ultimatum, de-
manded his paffports. Of courfe, the capture of
the Spanifh frigates off Cape St. Mary, which was
not known at Madrid ustil a long time after, does
not form any part of the correfpondence; nor can it
ailed the merits of the quainn. The ground upon
which the Englifh Government had determined to
commence war againß Spain, was completely de•
fined and afcertained on the 14th of November, the
day on which our Miniftes left Madrid. The prin-

cipal grounds of complaint againfl Spain are, the fit-
ting out of armaments in the ports of that kingdom,
and the pecuniary fupplies furnifhed by her to France,
to an indefinite extent. To the demands of explana-
tion on there heads, repeatedly urged by our Mini-
tier, the anfwers of the Spanilh Government are eva-
live, and all fecurity for the obfervance of her nett
trality by Spain, evidently under the influence and
controul of France, was refufed. The patience
of the Englith Government thus exhautled, they re-
folved to obtain that fecurity by force, which they
defpaired of effecting by negotiation. With this view,
they ordered the detention of the Spanith treafure-
(hips ; and the Court of Madrid, finding theme was no
room for further fubterfuge and evafion, declared
war. A declaration of war on our part followed, as
a matter of courfe.

A Lifbon Mail arrived in town this morning,
brought by the DIANA packet ; the letters arc dated
the loth inflant : the only interefling intelligence iliey
contain is, that a Memorial had been tranfmitted to
the Court of Lifbon by the PRINCE of PEACE, the
objeti of which was to induce that power to (lint its
ports againft the Engbib ; at the date of thcfc ad-
vices no anfwei had been returned.

It was expeEted at Lilbon that the expedition pre-
paring in England, was ddiftined for the protedion
of Portugal.
This day we received a letter from our regular Car-
refpondent at Gibraltar; the intelligence in which
comes down Co late as .the Bth ult. In regard to
thofe letters of the 17th, mentioned in this p.iper of
Saturday, we have no knowledge of the writers of
them, and therefore will not warrant the authenti-
city or correetnefs of the ftatements they contaiil.
On the veracity of our own Correfpondeut weoknow
we can fully rely.
By this letter it appears that the fever on the 7th
ult, was as malignant in the town as ever, and on the
Bth orders were given for feparating all the troops
who had had the fever from thofe who had not had
had it. The former were to be moved into the town,
and the latter to be encamped at Europa or Wind-
mill Hill, and all communication cut off between
them. Farther particulars and other intelligence,
will be given in the letter itfelf to-morrow.

Dutch journals and letters to the tgth, whic:l have
been received, (late, that a large quantity of military
(lures, artillery, &c. are tranfporting into Hanover,
where vrangernents are making for affembling a nu
merous army, intended to counteraft the defigns of
Raffia and Sweden.

By thefe journals it appears, that the Span;lll Go-
vernment meditate an attack on Gibraltar. A for-
midable train of heavy artillery, large quantities of
ammunition, and feveral regiments of infantry and
cavalry have been colleeed in the neighbourhood of
Sr. Roch, between which and the garrifon all com-
munication has been cut off. As the reinforcement,
however, which failed fome weeks ago under General
Fox, and:which, we believe, amounted to nearly 3000
men, has fince arrived, we troll the garrifon, not.
withftanding the lofs it has fuftained, will be fuffi•
ciently flrong to repel any attack that can yet be
made again(! it.
A letter from the Hague of the t 3th, (fates, that
the reprefentation made by the King of Pruffia on
the arreft of the four Batavian Minifters, has been
attended with Tome effee. Hopes were alfo enter-
tained that his Majelly would exert his friendly offices
at Paris, to obtain an amelioration of the prefent
diftreffed (late of the Batavian Republic. The fame
letter mentions, that the interchange of couriers be-
tween the Ruffian and Auftrian Cabinets continued
with extraordinary aetivity, to Inch a degree, in Cie,
as to excite flificioas in the mind of the French
Minifter as to C.:. cAufe, or, which at lean were made
the ground of inquiry on his part, as to the occafion
of them. He has likewife expAffed his furprife at
the magnitude of the force called to the frnntitrs of
Italy, to form a cordon againff the introduEtion of
the fever from Etruria. Satisfaeory explanation is
dated to have been rendered on thef2 topics.
It is reported that Alexandria, Damietta, and other
ports on the coaft of Egypt, are to be garrifoned by
Briti(h troops, in order to prevent the eflabliffiment
of a French force in that country.

American papers, which have been received to
the date of December 16, contain the important in-
formation of the evacuation of the only part of St.
Domingo lately occupied by the French, namely, the
city of that name.

Fifteen tranfports, laden with ordnance and mili-
tary ftores for the intended expedition, have dropped
down to Gravefeod, where they wait further orders.
The 56th Regiment of Foot will embark for India
in the courfe of the prefent futon.
Mr. WINDHAM has contented to poßpone his mo-
tion, which was fixed for this day fe'nnight, at the
requell of Mr. PITT, who is anxious that the difcuf-
lion upon the Spanifh war, and the feizure of the fri-
gates, fhould take place upon that day. Mr. WIND-
HAM'S motion will come on this day fortnight.

Government has inßituted an enquiry, of which
the objeft is to difcover, and fend back with every
facility, fuch Spani(h failors engaged in our fervice
as may defire to rerurn to their own country. But
very few have thewn any difpofition to quit England,
and the greater number ptetend to be Portuguefe, in
order to be permitted to remain. Some, we have
been informed, have enlifted in our fcrvice.

HER MiljESTl's CONCLIT.

The Concert given by the QEEES on f::/)..•,.
ing, at the Q2een's•Htule, vas molt hi
tended. The company began to offemble at !-.0!
. . .

revert o'clock, and the Concert c..mmenced a!

pail eight. Between the ans the company were
treated with coffee, tea, fweetmeat, Cc tt'7.. T..
company were in the Grand Saloon, and th..: bar.
the Japan room. Hi% MAJESTY appeared in exr.,l;
health, and converted with the company in tht 1.. •
affable manner. He was drefred in the fame
mentals as at the Drawing-room ; the Order '.t
George was moll brilliantly fet oliAmor,d, ; i
likewife wore diamond buckles. The v..hole of
drefres were very fuperb. The cor:cert finiflu;:i
fore eleven, and the company had all retired bd,
twelve. His MAJISTY went at niv,lit to
Among the company wet e, the Princefs of WA
the Princels SoPHIA Of GLOUCFSTFR, the Doke,
YORK, CUMIIFKLAND, KEtil, SUsSEX,
and GLOUCESTRiI, Pr lace WILLIAM oi
and about two hundred others, includi:
'nre Dukes of-11....uhirt and kfiiintrof:.
1;!:
lifbu,y
MarchionelTeg—Ahercorn, ficadfort,
Thiinumil, Sialliird, and Dutii..!al.
Farls—Moiton, Moira, 111,4 int
cumbe„ Chatham, C.lnuSCrl, Effex, Darnley.
field, Aylesfor.l, Sandwich, Cheltcrfiad, Malmfbur y, Dartmouil
Romney, Harringtou,Wcflmorland Ilchclta,aad Doeclidt.r

Vareounts—St;ford, Sidinouth, Sudley, Sidney,Bulkelty,ane
Wentworth.

Vifoninterks--Caftlerealh, St. Afa2h, Sudlcy,
klulittley, and Wentworth.

Counteffes—St. Vincent's, Canse,n, T.:mpirrown,
bridge, Ayletbury, Darnley, Effii
Chatham, Moira, Macclesfield, Wcv.
mot-eland, Pembroke, Bridgewater, 1..k.,:0n, Perth, Be-
verley, Harrington, and CArcligan.
Lords—Bealiciere, Fitzhai ris, I eova:r.e,tActwynd, Rad(lock,
Elliot, Langford, St. Hekti'b, e vine, Arden. S.,
znerfet, Villiers, Borirgdon, C. bitzruy, Braybrouk, Hawkdbury.
Gwydir, and Glenhervi,..

Ladies—Fane, Ti%ple, Walfingliam. Burney, Stuart, liarr'.4.
Hawkelbury, Banbury, lamidale,llX,, 6tewarr., BrL.ce, Rad
Langford, Antherlt, Ely, Arden, S,ffierf,t, Cranky, I".,tzr. ;,
Percy, Villiers, Botingdon, hemlock, Wynyard •
(ham, A. Stanhope, Johnann, C. Burnham, Caitlin:pc, and Pratt.
Baron Lenthe.

B. Neale, G. Warrinton, G. (Morrie, and F. Po de.
G,ner.rls—GrofvLnr-r, Ludlow, Grenville, De Bride, PliiPP`•
Lumley, Calvcrt,Ttarner, Gordon, Sydney, IL:rrard and Lelia:.
Colonels—Macel“ficld, Vi!ieri. and Da!rynikk.
Majors—f;reville, Weft, VaKers, Spencer, Frecrnantic, Stan •
hope, and Pitt.

Mittrcfres—Weft, Newhlt, Freemantle, and Stanhope.
hliab—Addingt.un, Somertille, Carhery, Colthorpe, llervcy,
and Colcnuu.

Among the prefentations to her MAJESTY on Fri-
day, WAS Major FRE ETH (of the z3d Light Dragoons)
on being appointed Equerry to his Royal Highnels
the Duke of Sussex : he was introduced by his
Royal liighnefs the Duke of Sussex.

The prevailing colours at Court on the QtrEsN's
Birth-day were lilac, plum, and puce velvet : fatin
and gold, and raver tillues ttriped, were general for
robes. The waills were very fhort, and hoops large.
The fleeves had three or four rows of lace, exattly
the fame fleeve as Mrs. JORDAN wears in the farce of
Matrimony. The lace was principally point. That
worn by Vifcountels VILLIERS and her fitter, Lady
BORINGDON, was uncommonly beautiful.
The robes were trimmed round the bofom with
lace. Diamonds were much worn, and a number
of pearls. Oltrich feathers from their elegance mutt
always keep their Ration at Court ; they were uni-
venial on Friday.

The Ladies vied with each other in the beauty,
elegance, richnefs, arid deign of their dreffes ;
anxious to (hew their refpesl fer a Sovereign, who
reigns in the hearts of her fubje&i.

A running footman belonging to Count JutsTs-
zorr, from the fingularity of his drefs, excited par-
ticular notice among the crowd on Friday at St.
James's: his drefs was a blue velvet with filver lace,
a cap of the fame profufely trimmed with flyer lace,
a (dyer plate in front, on which were the arms of
the Count and Countefs, fcailet filk petticoat with
broad filk lace, and black breeches, with flyer lace
and fringe.
At half-pall three, Lord SostsavotcLt's fervant
was called for at the Palace-gate. The coachman
and footman were fitting on the box of his Lord-
fhip's carriage, which was [finding in St. James's-
lireet, about two hundred yards from the gate, wait-
ing with other Noblemen's carriages,until they (hould
be called for. And, having heard, that his Lord-
(hip was waiting, the coachman, either forgetting or
being unacquainted with the prefcrihed rule of keep-
ing in line, drove out"of his Ration, down towards the
Palace. An officer of the boric, and (even or eight
troopers, immediately purfued. They overtook the
carriage, and with their fwords cut the reins out of
the coachman's hand. The honks, being frightened
with the noife, run at full fined to the co, ner of
Pall-Mall, when the front part of the carriage
coming with violence againfl the poll at the corner
f the fireet, the fplinter-bar was broke. The coach-
man and footman were then thrown off the box, and
a crowd of conttables gathered round them. The
footman was taken prifoner into the Palace guard-
hook, but was foon difcharged, not having any thing
to do with the management of the horfes. The
coachman was then taken into cuftody ; but he beg-
ged that they would let him tic up the broken part
of his carriage, and take his Lord home.
On Friday the Qneon's Royals, or Pimlico Vo-
lunteers, marched to Hyde Park, under the corn.
mand of Col. ROBINSON, to fire a feu de joye in ho-
nour of her Majssrv's birth day. They arrived on
the ground precifclv at eleven, and occupied a
tion on the left of .he Striin ine, when the Jr
took place, atter which the whole of the corps sea....
their helmets and gave three cheers with
ardent loyalty. After the ceremony, the
mitt companies of the two battalions dined
Horfe and Groohifimlico, where the health of
their MajFsr IFS drank, and feveral loyal coatis
and fongs animated the genet al fetlivity of the day.
The corps palled in their way to the Park by the
Houfe, marching in flow time, and bandr
playing.

Several of the inhabitants of Hatton wall having
made complaint to the New River Company that
they had no water, the turncock was fent to ezam:ne
the plug-hole, which being opened, above thirty
large eels were difcuvered, and a carp, which, for its
Gze, was obliged to be cut before it could be got out
of the plug, after which the water ran freely.