Star.
London, England, 1805-09-09 00:00:00

AUGUST iB.

Sir RICHARD BICKERTON arrived here to-day in the
Qusaw, extremely ill, and was obliged to be imme-
diately landed and carried to the Commiffioner's
houfe : he has flruck his flag from the (tns, and
Admiral KNIGHT has taken the command in his
Read. It lb fuppofed Sir RICHARD MDR quit this Ra-
tion, and proceed to England the firlt opportunity.

AUGUST 19.
The Q2ll w failed this morning, with Admiral
KNIGHT on board, to join the rea of the fquadron,
which are cruizing in the Gut.
The garrifon continues perfeilly free from any ap.
pearance of the fever, nor has it (hewn itfelf as yet in
any part of Spain, fo that we are in great hopes that
this horrid pettilence may be extina in the South of
Europe.
We hill keep up up a rigid quarantine on all Yd.
fell from any part of Spain.

AIUGUt.T 20.

The Spaniards are now landing guns at the Orange
Grove, and two more regiments are expelled in their
camp to-day, but no French trcops have as yet ar-
rived. They have upwards of to,oao men before the
place, and they are ereCting a large Theatre in their
camp, as if they intended anteing themfelves there
for the next winter.

Mifs MUDIP, the interefting Theatrical Phenome-
non, of liven years old, is engaged at Covent-garden
Theatre for fifteen nights. The terms are very lu-
crative, betides a free benefit.
From fimie accounts that have reached Plymouth,
we are not without out fears that the French frigate
Topaze, has efcaped our hands. Thefe accounts
fpeak of her having arrived at Lifbon, but do not
fpeak of her having been carried in as a prize. It is
their filence on the latter point that has excited our
fears—they may, however, prove groundlefs.
The a-devant Duke de FITZJAMIS died on the lath
ult. at Paris. He was upwards of 6o years of age.
On Saturday arrived in town the Lady of General
Nuotax and family, from Jamaica.
Yetterday a funeral fermon was preached at Grof
venor Chapel, on the late Duke of GIMUCSSTSZ.
Every thing was condulted with the greateft &km-
nity, regularity and order. The avenues leading to
the Chapel, Grofvenoaquare, and all the adjacent
greets, were long before eleven o'clock, lined with
crouds of the moil refpeetable people, who could not
paffibly gain admit on. The congregation, indeed,
WAS made up of all the families of diftinition in town,
and feveral Bilhops and dignified Clergy were alfo
prefent. The Preacher, the Rev. T. Bass sv, pro.
nounced a very eloquent and pathetic difcourfe,
which was heard with the molt flattering and pro-
four.d attention. The text was taken from the 89th
Pfultn, and 48th Verfe.
• What man is he that liveth and than not fee death ? Shall he
deliver his foul from the band of the grave r
The Chapel was hung with black, and every ray
of light was precluded, and lamps to the number of
one hundred and twenty were lighted up. The altar
piece, which was alfo lighted by wax tapers, was par-
ticularly ftriking by an arrangement of a choir, in
furplices, who fung a Sanftuary in the moil folemn
manner. The choir Rationed at the organ, conlifted
of Mars. Goss, Sass, and ELYOT, and the Weft-
minfter Gentlemen, who fung two Anthems fuited to
the occafion, in a very ferious and impreffive Ilyle.
The Duke of Gr.oocurrsit's Volunteers were Ra-
tioned in the front of the Chapel with their colours
craped.