Star.
London, England, 1805-05-04 00:00:00

•NOT H RR LETTCR.

'• Liverpool, Wedneftlay Evening.
" A running veffel, called the Higginfon, Captain
CALLAM, arrived this morning at our port from St.
Thomas's c She left that place the 22d March, and
brings accounts that the French, after evacuating
Dominica, proceeded to Nevis, Montferrat, and St.
Kitt's. It is reported, that, at the la,ft place, they
burnt all the Chipping except twelve, which they car-
ried off with them: after they had levied a contribu-
tion of 16,0001. they left the ifland, and it is feared,
after touching at Guadaloupe, they will proceed to
Antigua. It is find they parlued the fame plan of
railing money on the other itlands. It was reported
that they had left St. Kitt's Suddenly, in confequence
of fume dispatches from St. Dumingo.—l have kena
Captain who came paffenger in the Higginfon, who
bad lately left the City of St. Domingo, which was
Ilill in porfeflion of the French : they had at that time
about woo troops in it. An embargo was laid on
all (hips the following day, but he cannot tell on what
account. I have made every inquiry, but cannot learn
that there were any tidings of the arrival of the Cork
convoy, nor is there any intelligence ref-paling Ad-
miral COCHRAN x."
St. THOMAS'S, MARCH 22.—Tt is now three weeks
Since we heard from Barbadoes; the tali accounts
Stated that only two of the Cork fleet had arrived
there, and that a French fleet was off that Ifland, and
it was feared all would fall into the enemy's hands.
If they did efcape, it would be impoflible to reach
Barbadoes until a Bcitifh beet arrived there.

SPORTJWG /kgrALL/GEAti. if •

NEWMARKET FIRST SPRING MEETING, MAY 3.
The New Claret Stakes of wogs each, b. ft. the owner of the fe-
cond horfc to receive back his Stake, colts Sit. 71b. fillies ilit.tits.
D. I.
Mr. Wilron's b. e. Pavillion, by Waxy, out of Tottedila t
Mr. MAlifit's b. e Sancho, by Don Qliixotte - 3
Lord Egranont's b. c. Hannibal. by [Trivet • 3
D. of Grafton's hr. f. MR, by lA'azy - - 4
Lord Foley's Czar Pcter,by Sir Peter, out of Xenia Pd
Lad otawell's b. 1. Ringtail.by Buzzard - Pd
Seven to i agft Pavillion-5 to 4 on Sancho-3 to I agit
Hannibal--3 to 1 agit Peliffe.
Sweepitakes of moss. each. R. M.
Mr. R. Boyee's Brainworm. oft. - t
Mr. Branthwayre's Slammet,kin, Sit 71b - 3
Mr. Menai'', Honrfty, 611. 715 - - 3
Five to a agtt Brainworm--7 to 4 agft Slammerkln--4 to
4 agft Haneftr•

Handicap Sweep:takes of tsgs each. Ab. M. To be rode by
ftable-buys
Mr. Howorth's Tramper, 2 yet old, 711 21b . 2
Mr. Waitell's Lumbago, 3 yrs old, Bft tolb -
Mr. R. Boyee's Punch, 2 yrs old, 7R alb - 3
Mr. Wllron's e. by Buzzard, out of Vizen, I yes old, yll tat
Mr. Watfon'. brother to Gaoler, 2 yrs old, 71t 41b
Mr. Windhatn's 'Fall Boy, 2 yrs old, 6ft t2lb
Mr. McUtiles tionetty,2 yrs old; 71t alb
The Judge could place but three.
Seem to 9 agft Tramper-7 to 4 agft Lumbago-5 tot set But.

Lord Darlington's Bumper, 80.61 b. beat Mr. Craven's Jockey,
SA. R. M. 501,37

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Mr. Howarth's Heehap, 3 yrs old, ree. R. from 14 Darlington's
e. !Jumper, by St. George, a yrs old, Btt. each. Acrofs cke Flat,
aocgs. h.tt.

kir. Sitwell % Goofed*, 7ft.7lb. net Mr. Howorth's Tramper,
611 91b. Ab. M. 25:rs. Off by content.

N/LUTtGyiL INTELLIGF:YCE.

FCRTSMOUTII, MAY 3.—Sailed the Tatauxx fri-.
Date on a cruize, and a gun- brig with fix fail of
tranfports for Guernfey. Wind N. E.
DEAL, MAY 3.—Sailed Taft night the COCKATRICE
(loop of war, with a convoy, for PUT:fmouth.—Sailed
this morning the Jamaica and ARIADRE frigates,
°XMAS, Auromr+, and SPEEDY fhops of war,
FURY bomb, and feveral gun-brigs, iin a cruize, off
the French Caail.—Arrived the Stir hoop of war,
from a cruize, and remains in the Downs with the
relt of the Chips as per lift. P. S. Juft failed the
TICKLER gun velfcl, with feveral tranfports, under
convoy, tor Portfmouth.—Wind N. E.

Yaamourn, MAT 3.—This morning arrived from
a cruize off the Texel, the Sr. ALBANS, Admiral
RUSSELL, INFLEXIBLE, ADAMANT, and ANTELOPE,
of 5o guns ; and from the Note about 120 fail of out-
ward bound Chips for the Baltic, under convoy of the
ROSINA floop of war and DILIGENCE at/fled fhip,
which were joined by the following veffels irom this
port, viz. the Two Brothers, GORDON ; Benjamin,
BUTCH I. ; Induflry, ItIBERTSON ; Earl St. Vin-
cent's, Tsar:Aar ; Henry, PRYKE ; Minerva, Gia.
BLS ; Provickuce, NEALE ; Ageonoria, STONE ; Buz-
ton, GARDNER ; Defiance, DAVIDSON ; Jercio, WOOD.
LEY ; and the Lion, BLYTH ; and remain here with
the RANGER floop of war, and (hips bound up to the
Eaft. Sailed the Mustlytro floop of war, on a
cruize ; the Scour floop will fail for the Nore, hay.
ing in her late cruize received Come damage. The
!hips of war here are the St. Alban's, Admiral Rut--
fel, Monmouth, Antelope, Malabar, Inflexible, Ada-
mant, Penelope frigate, Ranger, Cormorant, Scout,
and Orelles (loops of war; and Princefs Augutla,
Swift, and Badger cutters.—Wind E. S. E.
CA Ley rTA, Dec. 5.- -Arrived in the river from England, Ba-
ting. Meadows; Worcefter, Wood ; Duke of Montrofe, Patter-
fon ; Lord Hawkefbury, Timbrell ; Alrly Cattle, Macintoth ; Mo-
narch, Hawes ; Alexander, G. R. Francklin ; Sovereign, Meritoa.
Dec. 12.—Arrival In the river from England. Extra Ships
Tottenham, Dalrymple, and Lord Eldon, Swete.
Dec. 1 7.—Athenienne man of war, of 64 guns, Fayerman, failed
from Rio de Janeiro, Sept. lit, with nine of the Company's flips
for China, fuppofed to be the Perfeverance, Tweedale; Neptune.
Donaldfon ; Taunton Cattle, Peirce; Ceres, Dunsford ; Royal
Charlotte, R. Francklin; Alnwiek Cattle, Gleditanes ; True Bri-
ton, Hug Les ; Arnifton, Jamefon ; Cuffnells, Halkat.

Extra el of a letter frcm the Captain of the George
of Fogey, dated May 1, to his owners :

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I have the pleafure to inform you of my Lee arrival here
with the George. We ailed from Honduras on the sad of Fe-
bruary, in company with the following veffels, under convoy of
the F:y loop of war :—Ratler,B.dmond Neliy, Pexley ; VCI3C•
reale, Symonds ; Penelope, Bryant ; Branfwick, lobular' ; Ac-
t:. c; Gal ; and the American 'kip Concord, detained by the Fly,
on fufpicion of carrying on an illicit trade.
" The Ratler, Belmond ; the Fly loop of war; aad the Con-
cord, Davies, ran on Ilion: on the night of the Bth March, on the
Florida Ktys. in the Guilds and I mach (ear they are loft, as it
was Mowing Ilrnng from the eaftward. and con Mind to do fo for
two days afterward.. Ihe Rath r was by no means to blame, as
(he followed the convoy. I tacked a few minutes before they
got a-grtund, not approving of the ensure they h ,c 1 taken ;—two
of the others rived themfebres by following my example. The
mat morning, at tight o'clock. I obferved that the Fly's top nuns
were cut away, and that the Rader had hecied off. There were
(even or eight fchonrers went off to them in the morning, fo that
no fears are entertained for the lives of the crews i am apprehen-
five that the Brunfwick, Jnhnfon, is taken. a 4 I law a privateer
falconer go into •hr Msturgies, in the cvenitg of the 7th, and
the Brun(wick was milling ❑cxt morning. '1 ;.e Venerable, Sr.
moods, and Netty, Paley, were well on tb.
We payed five large Spantib frigates off the Havanna."

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We are afrored that a French Gentleman of &Rine-
tion, now a refident in this city, has recently received
advice by a letter from Pails, that the French are
actually making great preparations for an expedition
againit Ireland, which is not to fail front any of the
French ports, but from Corunna.
Letters were yeflerday received at the India.l-??-are
dated the 27th of December, timing. that Generai.
Lord LASS had kit no time in 6)ll4,wing up the im-
portant advantages he had gained over Linexarts
whom he purfned to the bot del s of the Jumtra, and
completely difcomfited.
The fame letters, we regret to Rate, contain an ac-
count of the death of Major-General FRAZEIt, who .
was mortally wounded in gallantly executing the
plans which he had himfelf fo judicioufly it-suited for
the late unfucceisful attack upon the infantry and ar-
tillery of HOLKAR. The particularsof this rnelancho'y
event ate given in another part of our paper. The
deceafed, who was a moll valuable Officer, has left a
large family, confraing, we believe, of feven ions,
one of whom was with him when he received the
fatal wound.
Orange and Lemon Trees, Catalonian and Ara-
bian
.14:mines, and True Brunfwick Saufiges are 1
this day arrived in exscllent condition at John Bur-
gefs and Son's Warehoufe, soy, Strand, corner of I
the Savoy Steps.

MIDDLESEX MEETING.

Thurfdav the mon numerous meeting we ever fart
if the Freehoiders of Middlefex was held at the Mer.
maid Tavern, Hackney. The room was crowded
with the molt rerpeflabk Gentlemen from all paru
of theicounty.
The Sher ills opened the buliners, by reading the
regulation of the noble and independent petfons who
had called the meeting.
Mr. ToFFNELL then addrefred the meeting to the
following purport :
Gentlemen, Freeholders of the County of Midllle-
fee. in conlequence of the requifirion of fume of the
moil refpetlable perfon•. in the county, the Shetiffs
have con ven,7d this prefent meeting, and I molt car-
,:ially rej,-ice to fee fienirmerous and f' rerpeflable an
ettendance. I Mould, indeed, have been iirrprifed,
if the not:fication of the purpofes of our afrembling
this day, had not induced every man who has auy
roAard for the fecurity of his country, and who fats
a jolt value on our excellent f TT/1 of Government,
to step forward to the performance of that duty which
the Conaitution has veiled in the people. This coun-
ty has frequently been called together to deli-
berate. on great and important fubjefts ; but, never
was there a flibieft more deeply intereflin, more 'ol-
mediately affefting the liberties of the people, and the
fecurity of the empire, than that which muff this day
- engage our attention. The liberties of this cauntry
never have been, and never can be, in fn much dan-
ger from any other circnmitance, as from the cor.
ruption of its rulers, poffelling tnnfe unbounded
means which the colleftion and diaribution of
the public revenue has now placed in their hands.—
Tire greareit danger to the empire itfelf arifes from
the accumulation of the enormous debt tinder which
it labours, and from the fear that the burdens which
are neceffitry to he laid on the people, fhould grow
too heavy to be endured. It is obvioufly effential to
the well being of every eftablilhed Government, that
the people Mould look up with the molt perfat con
fidence and elleem to thofe perfons who are entrufl-
ed with the adminiftation of the public affairs. It is,
therefore, incumbent on us to mark with our lironoell
indignation, that conduct in perfons fo fituated, which
muff tend to annihilate every fcntimcnt of confidence
and rape& from the people to the Government. It is
proved that the public money has been converted to
corrupt purpofes, by one of the molt rerponfible, and
molt confidential members of his Majesty's Cabinet.
It is proved by the Reports of the Commillioners of
Naval Inquiry, to whole labours the country is fo
much indebted, that a fyllem of fraud and peculation
has, for a period of above fixteen years, been carried
on, in one of the molt important and expenfive de-
pal tments cf Government, under the immediate con.
'trout of Lord Melville, and that it has been commit-
ted in dire& violation of an Aft of Parliament. There
are fume cireumftances which render this conduit pe-
culiarly flagrant and infulting to the public. At the
dole of the American war, it was difcovered that the
groireft abufes exilled in the detailed expenditure of
the public money, and feveral Afts of Parliament
were made for the purpofe of preventing filch abufes
in future. The Aft which Lord Melville has been
in the fyllematic habit of violating, was introduced
and framed by hirnfelf. At that period our public
debt amounted to little more than one third of what
it is at prefent, our burdens were then light in com-
parifon with what they are now. Shall it be en-
dured, that at a period, when we are arrived almoll
at the :.xtreme limits of pollible taxation—when we
are reduced to the necellity of taxing the very foorces
of exiftence—when we are compelled to lay heavy
additional impoits on all the molt effential articles of
life, oik hoot which the pool-eft man in the country
cannot fuirfift ? Shall it he endured, that men hold-
ing the higheft and molt lucrative fituations in
the country, than violate the molt falutary alts of the
Legiflature—Alts made for the fpecific purpole of
preventing any poflible mirapplication of the pub-
lic money fhall fuch men with impunity di-
re& that money from its prefcrihed courfe, to
purpofes of pi ivate emolument, or public corruption?
—The Houfe of Commons have declared the con-
du& of Lord Melville to have been a grofs violation
• of the law, and an high breach of public duty. The
Houle of Commons, by their decision of the Bth and
roth of April, have diffufed general confidence and
fatisfaftion, and have juftly entitled themfelves to the
warmers gratitude of their country. It is, however,
impoffible to avoid looking with extreme anxiety to
the future proceedings on this fubjett ; I mull con-
fers that it does not appear to me that the Reps
which have been taken since the loth of April, are
altogether fuch as are belt calculated to bring to
light the full extent of the abufes which have been
committed. We mull be aware, that the fame in-
fume which was fo near defeating the public jut-
lice of the country in its outlet, will again be exerted
to evade and prevent further detection and expofure.
The times unfortunately require great exertions, and
demand great facrifices. We are involved in war
. with a formidable and enterprifing foe, who threat-
ens our very exiltence, and it mull he fufficiently ap-
parent to us all, that our only means of fafety con.
fills in a perfea confidence in our Government, and
in the ftriftell economy of our refources. The con-
dal of the County of Middlefex on this occafion, I
confider of the highefi importance. The Freeholders
of this county have generally taken-a didinguillied
part in all public concerns—our clecifion this day
will probably have great weight in determining the
Refolutions of other public Meetings. What our
line of condo& ought to be, appears to me to be ob-
vioos and difiinft. The Commidinners of Naval In-
quiry have proved, and fixed the fad of the perver-
lion of the priblic money to corrupt purpofes. The
t Bettie of Commons have declared the fad ft prov•
ed, to have been a grofs siolation of the law, and an
high breach of public duty. It remains for us to
perform our duty, in exercifing the right of the pea-
-1 pie. to exprefs our fentimeots on all public meafures.
• For this purpole I think we thould declare mu opi-
niou of the crime itfelf. We fhonld thank the Re-
p„fentatives of the People for their conduit, and en-
treat them to institute further inquiries, and to mark i
-all crimes of this nature as they &reeve. I think it
! is our especial duty to thank the Comrniffioners of
Naval Inquiry, who have fo ably performed their 1
duty, notwithlianding the obftruflions and difficul-
ties which appear tome to have been purpolely thrown
in their way. We ought to return thanks to the'
\obk Lord, St. Vincent, who was the original