Star.
London, England, 1807-08-18 00:00:00

CHATHAM DOCK YARD.

We are concerned to (tate, that accounts were this
mornit:g received in town, by exprefs, of the tool
dellruaion of the King's Dock Yard at Chatham, by
fire. It broke out about twelve o'clock laft night
in the ealtern part of thefe extenfive prernifer.

The wind blew hat from the Eaft at the time, a
circumftance which greatly leflened the damage
done by the devouring element. The fire was not
extinguifhed at five o'clock this morning, when the
ezprefs came away.
The quantity of Ames confumed, and which con.
fitted of fpan, oakum, pitch, &c. is Paid to be enor-
mous. It was about high water at the time of tfe
accident, which fortunately admitted of (hipping and
floating property being unntoored, and towed out r;
the reach of danger.

We ought to add, however, that the accounts
ceived by Government of this accident are fomeuliar
contradi&ory of the above flatement. At fi•me
Offices, canneiled with the navy department, the da-
mage done is raid to have been trifling.
it is fttongly fufpaled that this calamity has been
occaGoned by fome wretches in the pay of our fo-
reign enemies.

The difpatches received yeflerday by Government
from Admiral GAMBIER, are dated the 9th infant,
and at that time the whole of the fleet and tranfports
under his command had joined. The wind had been
fo extremely favourable, that the tranfports were en•
abled to preferve the utmoa regularity, while the troops
on board were in the highea fpirits. Admiral GAM•
area has ninety pendants under his command, an.l
there are on board not lefs than thirty thoufaad
1 excellent troops. This fortnidAhle expedition, betides
1 the objeas it may accomplith with refpea to Denmatk
, will elf() have the ace of overawing the new ally of
BONAPARTE ; it may be direeled again(' Cronaadt,
t'r any other Ruffian port, ihonld the Cabinet of Pe-
tedburgh a 8 upon the flipulatiuns of the treaty of
Tilfir, which have not yet been made public. Mini-
(lers, it is Paid, have afcertained that thefe llipula-
tions are direaly hoflile to the interefts of this
country, and the allufion in his MAyssTes Speech
leaves little doubt of this fait. Befides, it was Rated
yeaerday on the Royal Exchange, that Mr. CANNING
had fent notice to the Chairman of the Ruffian
Company, that he was acquainted with one of the
Secret Articles of the Treaty concluded between the
Emperor ALEXANDER and Islaroisou, and that it
amounted to a declaration of war againa England,
unlefs the mud iation of the former Putentate was
accepted in one month !
The following letters are from Officers on board
Admiral GAMBIER'S fleet :

EXTRACT 07 A LETTER FROM AN OFFICER ON BOARD

HIS IiAJKSTY'II SLOOP GANNET.
" Hofeky Bay, Auguft 14.

41 We arrived here on the t 2th, and were joined by a convoy o)
tranfports, with dffpatctses for us, and for the Commander in Chief,
in the Baltic. Our orders are to proceed with the traniports whets
colleded, without delay, off Ell:incur, and put ourfelves unde tke
orders of Admiral Gambier. We are to have the charge of 31
fail of transport• 27 of which are now here, the re ft howl) ez•
Ipedted On their arrival we inftantly fail. The tranfports carry
artillery, horfes, and baggage of all forte. Our Captain (.Stever.
o n) is charged with fecret difpatches fix Lord Cathcart, and Sir
Arthur Welitfley." _ _

" Prince of Wales, ElGneur. Auguft 9, illo?.

" From the multiplicity and hurry of bands, I have fcarce
moment to addrefs a few lines to you. Two • ieiliolis o. trim-
rpm- s hive arrived, containing about t6,cicia troops, and I yodel.-
Rand row: others are gone to the Great Belt, tojt.in Commodort
Keates, who is ftationcd there with fevcral fail of the line, and a
great number of (mailer veffels, to cut off :Ivy fupplies of troops
that may attempt to get into Zealand. I unilerftand a Pail is
ordered to Copenhagen to take cur Minifter, his tulle, and bag-
gage. to Memel ; Co that, note's the Danes fuhmit touch terms as
will be offtred to them, hoitilities will commence immediately.
They have a large fleet at Copenhagen, which might be got rAdy
for lea in a very Ilion time. This is the objrdt of our jealouiy,
and no meats will be left untried to pet poffeffion of it, this once
accomplifhed, nothing need be apprehended from that quarter.
There is not the fiti.,llcit doubt but that the firft oiled of this et.
pcdition is to fecure the Danes; but whether, after having fo done,

it v. ill meddle with the French before St-alfund, you are a better

judge than I am. I expel the diretnbarkation of the troops will
take place in two or three days, fo that, in all probability, the oat
packet will bring you fometbing deciGye."

This morning difpatches were received at the
Foreign Office from Mr. TunaNT.,N, our Ambaffadrr
at T“nningen. And at two o'cl, ck this Jay a
Pt ivy Council was held at the Foreign Office, when
thefe difpatches were taken into confideration

Mr. ELSWORTHY, the Meffenger, has received nr•
dets to hold himself in readinets, and it is expreed
he will leave town this evening with important dif•
patches.
_

Sunday evening there was a very crowded geritcrl
affemblage on Windfnr Terrace, amongit them woe
the Archbifhop of Caul-motor and family, Eirl
DARTMOUTH. and Admiral COLPOYS. Their Dln•
yerrtss and Patacissis walked on the Terrace till
half malt eight o'cli,ck, during the time the hand of
the Royal Horle Guards (Blue) with their Veer
drums, and the King's Own Regiment, Staffohi
Militia, played till their MAJESTIES ret:red.

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Yetterdaymorning his Mai sstry, Pt inceffl, SOPHIA!
AUGU,TA, and AMUR, acctoni,anie.i by the Hen. Mils EGERTON, GE-T.10%413 HAKCOVET, Firast.7,
CARTWRIGHT, and Count MUNSTER. illf‘k A nit. to
Windfor Park, and returned at twrive .'click.
Her Mitjavry and Prince& ELIZABETH trop°a
airing to Fr,..gmore, &c.
The value of property infured in the diff.:er:.
Fire Offices in Great Britain, in tBo6. ,ca` 3"":
r 00,000,0001. and in the United Kingdom or t.,,c,t,
Britain and Ircland, 370,000,0001.

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CaMe in the Ita!ulla. HUTCHINSnN, from Green-
ock. With rum ; Neptuntr.. Captain NEYDAG. from
Civil, detained tiv the Betfey privateer ;
TWande Ventwy, Captain CA ASTON, from Stockholm,
frith iron and deals, detained by the Miff. privateer;
#,Oliiiitien; Captain Atinratort, from GAtenburgh,
With iron and deals. detained by the Lion privateer;
dinlimBA,CsaPiain ALLAN, from New Bedford, de.
tained by the Lord Cochrane privateer.

POR TSMOUTH. AUGUST ti.
No retTels have Arrived or failed this day.—WindE.
DOVER. AUGUST tg.

Sailed this mining the brig Elizabeth, of Marble-
head, Csi.t. EAR a, from Mogadore, with a cargo.
$1 almonds, for AmllerclAmt the was detained and
tevir in here ihnut a m,nth iincesby the Ili.azsz gun.
brig: A (mall convoy anchored in our Reads this
afrevitOon to hop tide, from the WeQward for the
jliiieF i and ti ieffel is now coming up, (tippled to
be one of die homeward blond Weli•lndia (hips.—
Wind E.N.E. and Moderate.
tellerdaY evening, for about half an hour, Tome
iring was heard from the French coati, fuppcfed to
be rejoicing:

ARRIVED
Of Drover. the Lenin.. Farrier, from Jamaica--At Poole.
Yam Andrews; General WoVe, --; Stag. Kelt* ; Bulbury,
Viehtier: and the Venus, More, from Newfoundland—At
NOM. Friends. Hammond; and Commerce. from New
fnUndland—At NZweaille, Weitmorcland, Heath, from Halifax ;
Sylvian,Oftle, and tilt Garr... Tone, from Quebec--At
Diligeree. Bryce, from I ifbm f Rover, Taylor, from New
York ; Faelor. ('onway; Providence, Purcell ; and the Valiant,
Owen from bind In-.-At Cork, Sarah, Rodwell, from London
..At Helraft, Bed, y, M Lean, from Demerara—At Lifbon,
Cynthia. Wayth, from Newfoundland—At Barbadees, Carman
then Ville, from I undon—At St. Vincent's, Aurora, May;
MO the Montego lia,,Wehlter, from Africa—At jamaica,Rettloc,
Wilfon, from A rice.

DIST 21131_ PION OF PRIZE MONEY.
The Vanguard for la Mignonne I i Superieure and Is Creole.
June aB. 30. and July s, tBo3, was paid on Murray, the Bth intl.
at Mn. i 3 Cleusent'a Inn, and will be there recalled on Monday.
lind I litritays.
he 'Seller .phon and Flephant, for the above aim will be pad
en hoarier. their arrival in port, and recalled at No. it, Cecil-
twit
r Gannet for the Fan Thomas alias la Conliariee, and the
Find Nov 1-, Roe, was p.id on board, on Friday the 9th loft
an i 1., recalled at No 13. Great George•Rreet, Welttninfter,
l'or Orr, MoIIIVS
'I he Fortino-. Surveillante. Fein. and superieure, for Is Joie-
ilia. ru ye. 8 6, were laid on l'hurrday the 6th left. the for-
ret- nn board the gut-r ar No to, John fleece, Added ; and
*ill he there erratic' on I ~.Hayes and Thurfdays.
lb- For cc, fn. th.. Fos. Dec. rc. 18°3 was paid on hoard
khe h int' a d recalled ar Noto. John-ftreet Adelphi
oile zee for -he Johanna l'holen, lune ao and Frederick
Igoe. will he paid on %nerd, on her arrival. and recalled
'tar , ur.days and Saiordaya ar Ni' % Hamlet fireet,Minories
Th See.rgthbrt. for la Botspinvilie. Feit.l6, will be paid
tilt her arriv.4l.at No. 30. Gorge-ftreet. Plymouth, and there re-
galled.
'I h.. Attack. for l'Almahle GeWnaine March 6, and Vincent
itahriel Atoll so, floe. wa. paid hoard on the tath init• and
grid he 'loll• d ai No a a Upper Thames fteert.
tbe eefon for Is Guadeloupe, Dece.nber 14. 1804. will he
field on 1..7th tenant. at No. a, James ftreet, Adelphi, and there
seta IA
'the Phoenix for the Parrinten,Augufk to. 1,98, was paid on
U, ogrh jilt nl, et N... t t Cecil ftsect, Strand. and will be there
ealkd every day for three years
The Cruiser for the fan 6, Braave. Leander and Guar-
dian, la" ao t 8 7. will he rid o board on the Seth loft. and
jecalled at No a lame...street. Adelphi
The Ethation for feveral ii `.ins heats. June ss the Amphlon,
tirm. 19. Dolphin. Nov. a-. tFo t. and Tutela, Aueuß t 6. 1804-
'll he pall at the above place on the '6th in& and there recalled.
The Hercule for la 1-tef fully S. 18-6 was paid on to:sard this
at Mr. Layne's, at Plymouth, and will be there recalled on
Tnefdaye and Fridays.
The Surinam. for le Rhin. jute sB, *Soh. will be paid to Trim,
far en hoard. in Plymouth Sound and recalled at the fame times
&dolphins's the Hercule
On the ttl of Auguft the Rochefort fqqadron put
to fea, but wet, loon forced to take fhelter tinder the
biiieries Of the Ilk of d'Aii by Sir R. SrsacHaa.
(p t• am WooSis* is appointed to command the
eltiiaisoi par. Mown), at Plymouth.
The Prcgrefs, NICHOLLS ; Nell;, REID ; and the
Bacchus, jewasssori, from Peteriburgh, with a fleet
from the Baltic, are arrived in Yarmouth Roads.
The Mariner; HAINAN, from Whitby, for Riga, is
FAl:le,broi Reef.
The bleanlell, Captain Siel+ll, arrived it Grange-
Mouth, from Metnel, which port he left oh the 16th

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ThE flayti, Amin:oil, froth Si. Thciisasis rot
Hayti, is taken and carried into Cuba.
The Edgar, Captain laviret, from Jamaica to
Leith, has been taken and carried into Cuba. Captain
lame is arrived at Leith. He made a good battle
going out, but was not fo fortunate on his return.
The following is the fuezefb of the Leith Whaler',
which arc all arrived fate :
sueet ft 1 to Ranh
Rattler .. r 3 Cicero
Thomas and Ann 13 Royal Bounty
North Star it

NHlimn ..
and Ann 9 Total 83
The whale Ming, both at Greenland and Davis's
Straits, was never known to be fo fuceefsful. Moft
of the Englifb and Scots flips have come home fully
loaded.

Camberwell fair was holden yen erday, and attend
ed, as ufoal, by crowds from various parts of the Me-
tropolis.

There were but few cattle brought for fate to the
Lammas Fair, held at York, on Wedncfday, owing,
in f.me meafure, to a rniaake, that the Fair would
not be held till Thurfday. l•"at cattle fetched good
Prices; lean were very little in demand. Very few
!Wes were (hewn, and thofe but of ordinary quality.
At Caelifie Allizes, the caufe between the Earl of
LomnaLs and Mr. Coawan, refpedling the right of
6thing in the riser Derwent, was finally determined
in favour of his Lordthip.
Sunday lemf.ght, as a young man of the name of
Spankle, fervant to Mr. Thornton, Town Clerk of
Montrofe, was bathing is the fea, be went beyond his
depth, aad was unfortunately drowned.

ARMY.

We learn that goo fine fellows, from theWarwick-
!hire Militia, have volunteered for the line.

The srh Royal Veteran battalion. now quartered
in Edinburf,h Cable, &c. have received a route for
lreland•—They march oo Friday morning.

Yellerday the North Devon, /kis-1111re, and Not-
tingham militias, left Portfmouth, and encamped on
South Sea Common. This has been rendered advife-
able on account of the Ophthalmia fpreading amonet
them. Lord BflatwatioN, Lord MONTGOM say , and
Colonel Gou LI), commanding thefe regiments, have
joined them.

Sir Gamic a PILIVOST'S battalion of the both regi-
ment, Colonel Baron ROT TINBUIGN, are on their
march to Portfinouth, to do the duty of the Gar-
rifon.

Wednefd4 the Pnrtfea Battalion of Volunteers
were infpeBed by Colonel Mai moot ; upwards of
boo men were under arms. Major SPICER afterwards
gave a fumptuous dinner to Colonel Mammoc H, the
Officers. and every man bdooging to the corps.—
This magnificent feel wa• pa. taken of by neatly boo
perfons. The Officers dined together at the Scciety
H4ll, Portfea, and the n m comtniffioned officers and
privates, at houfes in that town.

Ravraw..Yefterday morning, at an early hour,
the t 3th Regiment of Light Dragoons were paraded
at their refpellive cantonments round Richmond,
Wandfwetth, Putney, &c. and marched toHounflow
Heath. On their arrival there they were infpeeted
by their own Officers—their clothing and accoutre-
ments were all new, and proved ift good order ;
their horfes were in high keep.
A little after twelve, the Duke of Yong, as Field
Martha' and Commander in Chief, with his General
Staff, came on the ground ; and after riding along
the lines, which were admirably well dreired, took
his nation near the upper part of the Heath, the
rear of the grand nation being on the Staines road.
His Royal Brothers of CAMIRIDGISI General of the
Difirift, with his St,:ff ; KENT, CLARIIICI, SUSSEX,
and GLoucssrea, with a numerous retinae, Coon
joined, and the review began with the mini:envies
of a Regiment of Light Cavalry. The Regiment
being compofed of ten troops, lot med four fiptadrons,
the remaining troops were detached on the wings and
in front, as lkirmithers and coverers on the various
movetrients of the corps againn a fuppnled enemy,
which they did with great energy. They then advan-
fed from the main body by troops, alternately from
the right and left wings, and retiring through the
intervals—tht fe leading to the centre, in like manner
advancing and retiring. This was followed by fimi-
lar manoeuvres, by alternate fquadrons, wings, and
hen of the whole line. This was fucceeded by ad-
vancing on the charge, in like.progreffion, from fin
gle troops to the whole line, which was performed
with a rapidity and precifion, even on the whole line,
charging on fpeed, that excited admiration in every
, beholder.

The Review cicfed with the detached tkirmiffiers
being called int.) the main body, making a grand
falu:e, accompanied by their fine and numerous band. ,
This done, wed the Royal Commander in Chief haw•
ing fignified his high approbation of the ftrength,
difciplene.• and appearance of the Regiment, they
were difmitred to return to their quarters.
A detachment of the r ath Dragoons kept the very
extended and Crowded line well and temperately.—
Some of the kph fell on the grand charge, but one
only was ferinufly hurt. The fight was altogether an
excellent one, and as much of rank, beauty, and
fathiqn were on the ground, as have been ken for
many years at a review of a tingle regiment.
After the Review, the Royal Dukes returned to
their feveral retidences in their barc.uches to drefs,
, they being invited by the Officers of the Regiment to
participate in the celebration of the Commander in
Chief's natal day, at the Cattle, at Richmond, where
an elegant entertainment was provided.
A Paper has been laid before the Houle of Cr,m-
mons, (hewing the favings by the removal of Officers
from half pay into regiments of the line.
The abftrait is as follows:
In the par.-2795 967 Mem ananosting to &Simms o
2796 297 187.683 0
3797 So 3t.684 o
1798 27 16.207 o
2799 164 349,212 0
shoo 40 41.814 so
slot 40 m/•• 24 564 10
acts 56 51,:c9 to
1803 (Pl 9 M=P 117,381
2804 all 121.530 to
a's 95 69.642 0
ace 43 -
43,4'5 0
2147 23 20.294 0

TOW No. of Officer* 3,oist Total Amt. of Sarlop 5,517,219 o

Snme of the letters from America ;late, that in the
etrent of a war with this country, an army of 6000
men is to be plated under the command of General
Idoatab.for the purp.fe of invading Canada.
A (hip letter was received yeflerday from Memel,
cf a later date than any arrived by the way of Got-
tenbiirgh or Tonningen; It (lees, that 8000 Ruffian
troops had entered that town. They are probably
part of the Grand Army on their way homewards.
It was by this route that the troops from the Rultan
capital proceeded to the late theatre of war.
The report of Bernadotte having had an interview
with the Prince Royal of Denmark, at Kid, is un-
founded, bin att enormous French force is afrembling
near Holflein.—Exclufiire of the great force under
Marlhal Brune, which is to be einployed in the Gege
of Stralfund, the corps of Marthal Scrult, and the
Spann troops wetted from the Rhine, will amount
to 90,000 then.
It is reported it Hamburgh, that linniparte
means to rebore the Hank Towns to their ancient
importance. It is hid, there are to be thirteen of
-them, that they are to keep a flee', and even one or
perhaps two French ports are to be admitted to the
league. The plan feems to be in hat mony with Mt..
poleon's views, as it would give him a dire& influ-
ence over the whole commerce of the North of
Europe.
A great part of the town of Pedeberg was de-
((toyed by fire, oecafinned by lightning, on the 27th
ult. but no lives were lots. Aasongit the lair, 21
honks, belonging to the richelt inhabitants of the
town, were burnt to the ground.