Star.
London, England, 1805-07-25 00:00:00

ONE GUINEA IN.THREE.SAVED,

Pleafantnefs and Durabitty united, ir. the Purchsfe of
rIOLLYER's SILK STOCKINGS, with COT-
'I ON FEhT ; removed from the Poultry to N 0.146. Fleet
flreet. The truly aflonithing rapidly inch afing demand for the
above, has induced Mr. Collyer, the original Proprietor, to mans-
faCture the largell and molt elegant Affortment ever yet offered
to the public infpedion.
Ladies and Gentlemen's fine Silk, ys.td. a Pair, or three pair
for a Guinea ; thee with the mutt faildonable clocks, los 6d.;
Rout and fine black ditto from 135.6 d. to toe. 6d.
N. B. To rich ladies and Gentlemen who have not made trial
of their dillingnifhed and unrivalled excellency, it may be pro-
per to Rate, that they are far more comfortable, foft, and pleatant ;
Mfiaitely more durable ; and though every way equal in rieh-
ncfs and quality, not more than two-thirds the pries of chore with
Silk Fret.

;ng that days and in the evening departed with the
frigate. The day following very great aelivity was
ufed in bringing down mortars, bombs, (hells. &c.
to the fea-fide, to be embarked on board the fleet.—
Two thoufand artillerifls and engineers were to be
taken from the garrifon of Baffeterre, to be added to
the force on board the fleet, making in the whole
schwa troops. The &ft point of attack was faid to
be Trinidad, after which they would make a (weep
of all the Windward Iflands. The fleet reported,
that about the time of their failing from Toulon, the
Breit fleet had alfo orders to put to fea, and proceed
immediately to Jamaica ; and it was reported a few
days ago at St. Thomas's, that Jamaica was adually
taken.

6, The following are the names and refpeilive forte
of the French Fleet :
Ships. Guns. Commanders.
Le Bueeauirre - 8o Capt. Muostents
I,e Formidable - . 8o ....- COSMAS
Le Neptune .-. 80 LEIELLIIII
L'lndomptable - 80 —. H •
Le Pluton •-• 74 ...,- PAILTSTRAL
I.e Montblane .-• 74 •--.- Vits.tosu
I: Atlas - 74 -,-.-. Rot.stso
--, - 74 --- CANON
L'AiglC .... 74 --s- COURAGB
I.e Scipion - 74 —. BAN•NGCIII
I.e Swiftfure .- 74 —. ViLLILMANIN
L'lntrepide .-. 74 CAPARON/L
FLIGIATk S AND !LOOPED, WAR.

Mips Guns. Ships. Gum.
Le Rhin .... 4n La Corneae •-• 40
L'Hort,nre 4.2 La Torche -... a
I.a Themiie 36 Le Furst . 28
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L'Henr.ione --• 40 L'Argull •••• ... 18
La Circe -6 La Naide —• 26
_ _ _ _ _ _ _

JUNE 24—Captain B...nausy, of the fhip Mary,
came up laa evening from Annapolis, has favoured
us with the following intelligence :
June 13, at 1 t, A. M. faw a fail a-head, (landing
towards us, under full fail ; beat to quarters and pre-
pared for aSion—at meridian fpoke fchooner Eliza
Ann, Capt. RICHARD JANIS, of and for Eaa River,
from Martinique, out 18 days, informed us the French
fleet had arrived at Martinique, and were bound to
leeward. I immediately tacked to the northward,
and went on board the fchooner in my boat for fur•
ther information. Extra& from the log-book of the
fchooner Eliza Ann, Capt. R Jam Es, of Eall River,
and Mr. jOHN D. Pay's, fupercargo : Fort Royal,
Martinique, May 14, Captain on fhore clearing out ;
at three P. M. a large fleet came in light—Orders
were immediately given for no veffel to fail ; the fleet
came in, which confifted of 18 fail of the line (French
and Spanilh), so frigates, and two brigs of zs guns
each, and a number of prizes among[! which WAS the
Bridal floop of war Lion. An embargo was imme-
diately laid on, and continued till the 26th. In the
mean time all the lick were landed from the fleet.

They had likewife taken poffefflon of Diamond
Rock. The fleet was to fail the 28tb, and by report
of {tame of the officers, who dined in company with
Mr. Jaavis, they were bound to leeward, having on
, board soon troops, and a quantity of heavy artillery.
They likewife informed the Captain and Mr. Jitivis,
they intended to treat any Americans, trading to the
Wand of St. Domingo, very feverely, but how far
that treatment would extend, was yet undetermined,
as tome were fir hanging, and fume for other punifh-
ment—foine punifirment was certain. Spoke the above
fchooner 27 leagues from Cape Henry, 18 days out,
wind S.S.E. After extraaing the above from the
logbook, and getting every other information, I
thought it molt prudent for the intereft of the con-
cerned, to mum to the Chefapeak.
When Capt. GENNAN left Charleflon, there were
three French privateers, a brig and two fchooners,
cruizing off the Bar, and had taken feveral prizes.
1 It is our painful duty to Rate, that the LIANDIR,
land other Britiffi cruizers are aftively employed, with-
in view of our fhores, in intercepting our homeward
bound merchantmen, and fending them to certain
condemnation, fat aut aria:, in the Court of Halifax.
There is but one fource to which this private dithers,
and national degradation can be traced; will Mr.
MADISON have the candour to name it ? Or !hall we
fpare his blufhes, by faying that they are folely im-
putable to the pufillanimous policy of a time-ferving
Cabinet, more occupied in contriving how they {hall
keep their offices, than adminiftering them with dig-
nity and firmnefs !

EXTRACT OF A LETTER FROM WASHINGTON* RECEIVED
BY YESTERDAY'S MAIL.

ge The late mention in the papers is pretty corral.
BONAPARTE ligned every thing. They have retained
for Tome difputed claim three millions of livres.—
MONROS is gone back to England, and left the Dons
in very bad humour. The delay of remittances from
France is unaccountable."

CHARLESTON, JUNE 4.—Plartcy and INsut.r.--
The French privateer which has been cruising off the
mouth of this harbour for fome days part, boarded
the day before yetterday, while trolling the bar, the
brig South Carolina, and fchooner Peacock. from
Cuba, and the coafting fchooner Delaney, Captain
BYTHENVOOD, from Beaufort, in this Rate. was
brought to, and boarded on the fame day, after fhe
was completely in the harbour ; and they even
threatened to fire into the Delaney, for not heaving
,to and coming under their lee fooner, although
it was impoffible to have done it without getting
her on (bore. It may perhaps be diced, where
was gunboat Number One on this occafion ?'—
She was at anchor near Sullivan's Ifland, in full view
of the whole tranfaftion, though not perhaps quite
within gun.fhot. As this piccaroon grows bolder
from impunity, we may fhottly expel a Rill clofer em-
brace from her : and after this I fhould not be fur- '
prifed if fhe were to enter our harbour' and cut out
fume of the veffels lately returned fromSt.Domingo.
It is a melancholy truth, and I repeat it with for-
row, that the Arr erican national charades., from the
repeated insults of this nature, (which are patiently
fuffered by the Government), appears to be approach-
ing to a 'fate of pufillanirnity incompatible with the
fupport of our freedom and independence. Scarcely
a day pans that we do not receive accounts of our
veffels being captured or plundered by this gang of in-
famous Piratical Freebooters, infoßing the Weft In-
dia leas • no regularity of papets, nor the molt fair
and lawful voyage, will fave them from the all plun-
dering fangs of there defperadoes. Not content
with purfutog their robberies at a dißance, they now
approach our harbours, and unlefs fomething is done
to coned this evil, our hardy mariners muff reek that
fafety and proteaion in our cornfikk which our Go
vernment fecms to deny them on the ocean.
Fun Moultrie, Sullivan's Iliad, sayasTy-tts.
June 5, iks.