Star.
London, England, 1802-02-04 00:00:00

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4.

PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK :
3 per Cent. Conk:ls, for money, 68 ft—LAttn, Inc sec 6R 4 I
Itcdoced 644--,, 4 Per Cent. 85)—New 5 per Cent. yyij—
OM 5 per Cent. 93f—Loug Ann. 20.

PACE OF STOCILt YEsTEKDAY.
Sank Stock isit 19c1 Short Ann. 31 3-t6
3 per Cent. Red. 6911 1 India Stock 2531
3 per C. Cala 6Rii i Imp. 3 per Cents. 671,1
a per Cent. 851 j 1 Imp. Ann, 133-lei
5 per Cont. Aan. 9811 Excheq. Bills p. 6s. prem.
5 per Cent.
tog 1797 9911 Englifh Tickets ifi6l.p s.
Lang Ann. cr.r. for Ace. 691 69
COURSE OP EXCHANGE.

liamburgb 32 <2 zi U.
Akona 3s 1 111 U.
Cadiz sp. in paper
Ditto 33f effedive
Madrid apt in paper

Madrid 391- effee. Venice 361
Bilbao 38a effec. Lifbon 674
Leghorn 32 Oporto 681
Naples 44 Dublin I 2
Genoa 48

The ROYAL FAMILY CAM to town yeflerday
from Windfor, when his MAJ s sty held a Conned
at the Queen's Houfe, at which were prefent their
Royal Highneffes the Dukes of Yoe K, CLARENCE,
KeNT, and CUMBERLAND, the Dukes of Poet-
Leap, and ROXBURGH ; the Bifhop of Lou DON;
the Marquis of SALISBURY ; the LORD CHANCEL.
ICOR ; the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER; Earls
CHESTIRTIELD and AYLISTORD; Lords amen-
JURY, PALMAS*, HOBART, WHITWORTH,_ and
CATHCART ; and Mr. PAW MINER, when his Royal
Highnefs the Duke of CA t 4 DRIDC I was introduced,
ma took his feat in the Council.

—their MAJESTIES and the PRINCESSES sient laft
night to the Concert of Ancient Mufic, for the &II
time this feafon.

Tuefday his Royal Highnefs the Duke of Cele-
stoma removed into his new apartments in the
Palace at St. James's.
The Pews of WALES met with rather an un•
lucky accident on Monday. Difmounting from
his horfe, his fpur got entangled in his boot, and
pricked his leg, which has fubjeded his Royal H igh-
nefs to a lamenefs.

Yellerday Lord HAWK s 'way gave a grand din-
ner, at his houfe in Sackville-ftreet, to Several
Members of Adminifiration.
It is intended to extend the Militia force to
6,000 men. A bill has been drawn and fent round
to all the Lord Lieutenants and Militia Colonels
for their advice, previoufly to its being introduced
into Parliament. It is a plan which will receive
the rapport of all thole who defire to fee the de-
fence of the country provided for by any means
rather than that of a large (landing army.
On Wednefday fe'nnight the firft regiment of
Dundee Volunteers were infpated by Lieutenant-
Colonel STACK, of the North Lowland Fencibles.l
The total number of officers and troops belong.
ing to his Majefty's regiments ferving in the Eaft
Indies will be embarked at Portfmouth on board
the Company's (hips in the following proportions,
viz. for Bengal by the LADY BULGES, LADY JANE
DUNDAS. Maitosis WELLESLEY, and BARING, 29
officers and 47; men ; for Madras, per Psassva-
IaNCIALNWICR CASTLE, CI sseacarris,and MAIL.
CHIONESS of EXETER, 19 officers and 823 men,
slaking a total of 1300 non-commiffioned officers
and privates.
Ycfterday a Court of Directors of the Eaft In-
dia Company was held at the India Houle. Capt.
PHILIP HUGHES is appointed to the command of
the Company's Ilsip the BRUNSWICK, configned to
China this feafon, in the room of Captain jests
LUDOVIC GRANT, who refigns this feafon.
The overland difpatch received on Sunday laft
from Bombay informs us, that the Board of Trade
is employed in making arrangements for the ex-
tenfive cultivation of flax and hemp on the banks
of the river Naaf.

LuKwA DADA, in confequence of the fuccefsful
iffue of the war with the Rajah of Jeypoar, has
been advanced to the higheß Ration by his High-
nefs the Peifhwa.

Moonai a E Boom sLA n, the Chief of the Eaflern
Mahrattas, has at length yielded to a requell made
by our merchants to open the trade of Nagpoer,
which is reprefented to be very advantageous.
A very fevere thock of an earthquake has been
felt at Palambang, and °cc:lf-toned confiderable
damage.
The Rajah of Roath has been taken by the
Mahrattas on the borders of the Draub.

Private letters received from Bombay, dated in
Auguft lall, Rate the capture of ZEMAUAT SHAH,
by his brother Mast HOOD, who is reported to have
put out his eyes. They alto give the welcome
news of Colonel INN ES having gained a complete
tiaory over the rebel Polygars to the fouthward.
The ring-leader of the rebels in Guadaloupe is a
Mulatto, named PILAGO, formerly a Have at Mar-
tinique. In 1792, when lacaossa, the exiled
Commander in Chief, infligated the Negroes to rife
againft their mailers, Ps Lao° alfaiGnated his mif-
trefs, that he might plunder her treafures.—ln the
next difturbances he commanded a company of
Mulattoes. He afterwards enjoyed the confidence
of ROCHAMBIAU, and defended with the greateß
courage one of the redoubts of the Fort Bourbon,
when the Englilh attacked it. According to the
lan advice:, the Negroes were on the eve of joining
the Mulattoes, ana a general convulfion was ap-
prehended.
_ _

The following anecdote is related of Touffaint 1
L'Onverture :—Six White Planters had been fen-
taxed to die, at the time of the convention be-
!viten General MAITLAND and the Negro Chief.
Chi: former, on releafing the Black Officers, feat
a requell to Totissaisr, that the fix vietims might
he fpared ; to which he replied, that he would
take it into confederation. The next Sunday, when
the Prieft was in the pulpit. Toussaiiir mounted
and ordered him out, nbferving, that on that day
fhcnld preach, which he accordingly did for a
letole hour, on the duty of forgiving our enemies.
While he was thus dircourfing, the fix genilemen
who htid been condemned to die, were brought in-
to the aifle, with halters round their necks. At
the dole of his fermon, he addreiTed himfelf par-
ticularly to them, and obferved, that they fhould
now fee that he was a good Chriftian, and could
prailice what he preached—" You are now free,
(laid be), go, and fm no more."