Star.
London, England, 1805-03-11 00:00:00

FROM THE FRENCH AND DUTCH PAPERS.

Nal, Las, Fin. 4.—On the lid of January a fig-
nal was made that a confiderable convoy was in
light near Pcntellaria. On the fame day troops were
ordered to be in motion to reinforce the garrifons of
Meffina, Syracufe and Trapani. Arms and ati• mu.
aition were likewife fent to feveral places, and elm
daily to Wain, to which 18o° niutkets and five bar-
rels of gunpowder were fent. It is publicly Paid
that chef: precautions have for their objedt to fecure
Sicily againf any infult from the Barbary Powers,
who threaten a defcent. There is a report that new
regiments of Militia will be railed. The coal is fill
lined with a cordon of troops, under pretext of pre-
venting the communication of the yellow fever.
The Englills corvette the Bittern, which entered
the road on the#2sth of January, failed again on the
28th to rejoin the fquadron. The Englith (hip Ex-
cellent of 74 guns and 590 men, commanded by
Captain Sormaacot, entered the road this morning.
This fhip arrived in three days from the Ifle de la Ma
delaine. She is defined, it is faid, to take the place
of the Kent, which for feveral months has been Ra-
tioned at the head of the harbour. The Englith fri-
gate Sea Horfe, of 58 guns and 248 men, com-
manded by Captain COURTNEY BOYLE, entered the
port of Naples on the 24th of January. The Cap.
fain, after having given to the Office of Health di['
patches for the Englifh Minifter and the Court, went
on board the Excellent, of 7 guns, -14 anchor, at
the head of the harbour. He had a conference of
two hours with the Commander of that fhip, and af-
terwards returned to his frigate, which !till remains
within fight of land, and cruizing at the entrance of
the harbour.

The following is the report of the Englifh Captain
of the frigate:—" 'A'he Ebglifh frigates the Adive
and the Sea Honk, had been ordered to obferve the
movements in the port of Toulon. On the 16th of
January, the French fquadron came out, confining
of eleven or twelve (hips of the line, a number of frt.
gates, and fume light venal. The Sea Horfe made
of which are to be the Eledor of Heffe and the Arch
Chancellor.

Our newfpapers Rate, in an article from Florence,
dated February 2, that a friendly agreement has been
concluded between Autiria and France, by virtue of
which, neither party will fend any more uoops to
Italy.

Hamm, Flo. 26.—1 n the fitting of the Legit!a-
live Body this day, it was I.efolved, relative to the
Note from the State Dint:tory, concerning the opi-
nions (publithed) of the Members Van Hassat.r
and de Lanus VanWvausaansw, that the Cud note
cannot form a point of deliberation for that body.
Notwithflanding warlike appearances, we have
the fatisfaftion.tole enabled to declare, that it does
not belong to the dafs of improbabilities, " That
negotiations will fhortly take place between the
French and Engtins Governments, with a confider-
able profpeft peace."—Hague Courant.
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Malice 5.-His Excellency the Senator Dr Si-
sgowvaLLE, .wbo lately returned from Amnerdam,
left this capital yefterday on his way to Paris.
ANSTRDAM. FIB. 27.—They write from Cadiz,
under the date of the in Want, that they had ex-
perienced much blowing weather, which compelled
the Englifh fquadron to retire to a diflance. The
Spandh frigate la Fraternidad, from Vera Cruz, in
fixty-feven days, took this opportunity to flip into
port, having on board 40+,3 t a dollars, with a con
fiderable quantity of cochineal, indigo, ate. In the
fame norm, there was wrecked on the &coals an
Englith brig, with difpatches for the Britilh Com,
islander, which were tranfmitted to the Governor ;
and the crew, confining of r to men, were made pri.
foners of war.

Tht fame ftorm was alto attended with good ef-
fects at Coronas, where leveret 'hips efcaped the
Britith cruisers, and entered that port, as did the
brig la Cafilda, into the port of Camarines, from
Montevideo, in 74 days, with 474,000 dollars; of
which 74,000 were for the King's ascouof