Star.
London, England, 1801-03-09 00:00:00

PARIS, MARCH s.

Government have this year cloathed above
40,000 prifoners of war.
It is Rated, in letters from the Banks of the
Rhine, that in confequence of the meafures taken
by the French and Helllan troops, Wateravia and
Wefterwald have been cleared of the brigands, who
have for fome time infefled thefe countries. The
combined troops are now employed in fearching
the forells and mountains which afforded the bri-
gands an afylum.—There is reafon to hope that in
a Ilion time this dehruetive horde will be com-
pletely extirpated.
It is hated pofitively that the KING of NA►LES
has unit his ports againft the Englilh and laid an
embargo upon their !hipping.
The fquairon of Admiral GANTHEAV ME has
feized five or fix veffels ; among others, one con.
taining 180 women, on the road from Malta to
Port Mahon, belonging to the foldiers in Sir
RALPH ABERCROMBY'S army.
Extra& from feveral letters found on board the
Englifh brig, the St. John, captured in the Medi-
terranean, by the French privateer le Lion :
FROM LORD KEITH, DATED DECEMBER 17, ON BOARD
THE FOUDROYANT, TO MR. PERKIN MAGRA,
ENGLISH CONSUL AT TUNIS.

Lord KEITH requefts the Conful to inform
the Bey, that the Ports of Marfeilles, Toulon, and
Nice, continue to be in a Elate of blockade ; all
(hips going in or out will be conficcated : that an
Englith Iquadron is Rationed before Barcelona,
which will (hut up the entrance of it againtt all
(hips laden with grain or any other provifions; and
that as long as the French (hall hold Leghorn, the
Erglifh frigates anchored in the Road, (hall pre-
vent all communication with the place. Lord
KEITH has no doubt, that the BEY will inform
his fubjeds of this, and will feverely puni(h all
who negled to notice it."

EXTRACT OF A LETTER FROM TORT MAHON, TO
MR. P. MAGRA, DATED DEC. 18.
_ _

,‘ On the reprefentation of the Magiftrates of
Port Mahon, that the Bland is in want of corn,
and that a Minorcan vat.' having returned empty
from the Levant, is to go from Malta to Tunis,
in order to get corn ; the Conful is requefted to
obtain permiflion of te Bey of Tunis to export
the neceffary quantity.
Extra& of four Letters from Mr. P. MAGRA,
dated from Malta, the 18th and ssd December,
and sth and 6th January, to Mr. HENRY CLARKE,
the Britifh Charge d' Ajizira at Tunis :
Mr. CLARKE is informed in the firft,

" That Lord KEITH and Sir RALPH AISFR-
CROMIIy, commanding the Britilh forces in the
Mediterranean, recommend to iiim extraordinary
vigilance with refpe& to the States of Barbary,
as far as relates to their conduit towards the
French, both in furnilhing them with Provifions,
and in facilitating their communication with
Egypt."
in the fecond, Mr. CLARKS is informed,

a That K Lord _KITH and Sir R. ABERCROMBY
had failed on the preceding evening (2 ft Deem-
Ler), from Malta, with 8o (hips of war, having
troops on board ; that previoufly to their depar-
ture, another divilion' under the orders of Sir
RICHARD BICKERTON,had appeared off the Ifland,
on its road to the fame deflination ; and that ano-
ther atmy had been difpatehed for Egypt to ael
in concurrence with it, which it was even Rated,
had already arrived," fo that, adds the Conful
MAG it A, " Egypt will, ere long, be reflored to the
Porte." In this Letter he announces, that tome
Light Cavalry had arrived, which was about to
proceed lo join the army: and, by way of pollfcript,
he fays, that the French have evacuated the
whole of Tufcany, ith the exception of Leghorn,
which he hopes alfu will foon be evacuated."-
Mr. CLARKE is requJled to obtain permillion of
the Bey of Tunis, to fend a cargo of wheat to
Malta, and of oxen to Malta.
The Cnnful MAGRA, in his Letter of the 6th
January, expreffes to Mr. CLARKE his afßielion
at hearing, that the BET had ref-tired provifions

for Minorca, which he confiders as very impolitic
on the part of his Excellency, at a moment when
he lay under the fufpicion of having concluded a
truce with the French. He hopes, however, that
the !hips which he fends back again, will not re-
turn empty- He mentions a letter from Loid
KEITH to the fame BEY, of which he defires to
know the contents.