Star.
London, England, 1807-07-04 00:00:00

THE EXPEDITION;

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RAMSGATE, JULY 3.
The Major, Captain M*joa, of Newcafile, one of
the finell tranfports in the Eric& fervice, about 330
ions, and fitted to carry 36 bodes, failed early this
morning to join the tranfports collecting at Sheernefs.
She will there receive Captain FlautE t on board, and
pioceed with the other tranfports to Hull, where
they are to receive the ill Heavy, and the tit Light'
Dragoons, of the King's German Legion, lately
landed at Liverpool from Ireland, and by this time
arrived at Hull. Captain HOLSTID is to fuperintend
the embarkation, after which theta and 2d Batta.
lions of the line, now on their way from Gibraltar,
together with the ad Heavy Dragoons, now at Can-
terbury, will be embarked at this place, and form
part of the third divifion of the Expedition, in addi•
Lion to the Eritill troops appointed to that fervice.
" We have now only two tranfports in this har-
bour. Thofe that failed on the ill, mull be far on
their pelage to the ttorthward by this time, from the
fine wefterly gale we have had for there 36 hours;
ioth:rig further has yet traafpired about another
embarkation from this place, but you fhall be in-
fOrmed as Coon as any thing occurs."

A DEAL, JULY 3.

41 liar' Of the King's Gering' Legion landed from
the Tranfports lying in the Downs, and marched into
the lamas here; fbppofed to be put on Afore for
refrefhtnett."

a YARMOUTH, JULY 3.

" Lord CATHCAIi If expe&ed here every hour, to
embark on board the AFltcalwk frigate, for the Con-
tinent. His Lordfhip's baggage and fervants are al-
teady tilted here."

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Sir Faioicts Buil:faro. will certainly take the oaths
and his feat in the Wattle of Commons, on Toefday
next, forthe purpofe of fupporting Lord COCHRAN ea
motion, againft Placemeti and Penfioners. Nothing
but the urgent remonarances of his medical atten•
dantshas hitherto prevented him from entering upon
bis Parliamentary duty.
Lord GARDNIR left town yefterday morning for
Plymouth, to take the command of the Channel fleet.
The expedition of General MIRANDA has left Tri
nidad, and it is fuppofed has again proceeded to the
Caraccas.
Smuggling has fn alarmingly increafed within
thele two years, owing, it is laid, to the light conftruc-
tion and fleet failing of the contraband traders, and
to the interdittion of Ipirit fates at the nut ports, that
Tome immediate Legiflative regulations have become
indifpenfable to remedy an evil fo ferioufly injurious
to the revenue.
Yefterday being the annual paftoral gala of Fairlop
Tree Fair, on- Hainault Forel, Effex, an immense
cnncourfe of perfons of both fetes affembled round
the well-known venerable oak of the foreft, amorgft
whofn were feveral neighbouring families of diftinc-
tion.
CotraSo's THIATRE—The part of the Stranger, in
Kotzebue's Play of that name, was Taft night futtained
by Mr. Yount), and he acquitted himfelf with fo
inuch feeling and diftrimination, as to make good
thofe claims to public fatour, which were (hewn in
his Haneld and ullaviast. Mrs. LiTCHFIELD was ex-
cellent as Mrs. Haller.
The Mafter of the brig Indnftry, of t-iythe, who
at taken off the Kentifh Knock, loft Monday fort-
s .ht, light, on her paffage to Sunderland, by a
French privateer, and. with three of the crew, carried
to a French prifon; have found means to make their
((cape in an Ametican brig, from whence they were
taken by a gun-brig. The matter, JILL, is put
on Chore at Dover, but the three men are on board
the &Attie. After they broke prifon, they were two
days concealed on the top of a houfe before they
could make their efcape.
On Sunday laft, a nevi Workhoufe belonging to
the Jews, in Whitechapel-road, was opened by the
Rev. Dr. HERSCHEL§ Chief Rabbi, with an excellent
Charity Sermon ; when upwards of 13001. was re-
ceived by the Wardens—This is the firfi ellablifhinent
of the kind in this country among the German Jews.
Thurfday night the Synagogue in Duke's Place
Was robbed of all the charitable donations accumu-
lating for near twelve months in different boxes, for
the de of the indigent Jews; the boxes were to be
opened in the courfe of three weeks by the heads of
the Synagogue. It is imagined, that on the congre-
gation going away in the evening, the thieves con-
cealed themfelves, and let themfelves out by means
of picklock keys.
The buttle attendant nn the late Chairing of Sir
Feraseis BURDETT was not a little produflive to the
Lottery Offices. Many, en pearls, took the oppor-
tunity of purchafing Shares of Tickets, from a con-
viaion that the prefent Scheme is richly calculated
to render a multitude of adventurers fpeedily happy
aad independent. •
Yefterday the noted inelreum, who was to have been
tried at the Middlefex Seflions for a mifdemeanor, in
obtaining goods and money under falfe pretences, put
off his trial until next Seffions.
refterday, about one o'clock in the afternoon, a
poor woman was- running wildly along the weft fide
of Fleet Market, with a gill of twelve years of age on
her fisculders, whole clothes were at that time on fire.
People gathered round, and cut the child's clothes
off, which the motber had not properly extinguithed,
when the took her out of the houfe to take her to the
hofpital. The girl's clothes had caught by her going
too near the fire fide.
Monday, a young lady, in company with her father-
in law, went to Gravefend to viht tome friends, when
a gentleman put off in a wherry to meet the boat,
and on coming alongfide, imprudently exten
weded his
arms to receive her in her defcent, when her ight
threw him off his balance, and they both fell over
the fide. The gentleman contrived to keep himfelf
buoyant, till taken up, but the lady was irrecoverably
loft, notwithftanding the drags once caught her gar-
ments,but the thinnefs of the
oulir texture caufed them to
give way, before the boycd be fecurod.