Star.
London, England, 1804-08-23 00:00:00

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Yeßerday morning difpatches were received from
Admiral TIIOIIIIIOIIOIIGH, off the Tete!, dated the
18th infant. The enemy has of late been employed
is the eeercik of embarking and difembarking the
troops, as is fuppofed, to habituate them to that ef-
lentil' difcipline. The Slips of war remain in the
fame pofition which they have occupied for Come
time paR. The difpatchcs were forwarded to Lord
Masvisse, at Wimbledon. Difpatches were alto for-
warded to Sir J. DUCKWORTH, at Jamaica.
Government having reafon to cape& that an at-
tack would be made upon Come of the fmall iflands
in, the Channel, has colledted a force in molt of
them, fufficient to place them out of the dangerf Al-
of
Using taken by a reatde sale. In the ifland o
derney, a fmall camp, conftfting of boo of the Royal
African, too of another corps, and son of the armed
inhabitants, has been eßabliflied. They have been
*nder canvas for tbefe fix weeks, and are fuppofed
to be fully competent to the defence of the Mind.
againft-any force that could be brought againll them
from the oppofite Owe.
A Idea party of miners have vrired in town from
Truro, in Cornwall. They are engaged by the
Loan Mama and Corporation for the purpofe of at-
tempting the removal of a great rock near Black-
wall, called Blackwell Rock, which greatly (karats
the navigation of the River.
A meeting of the inhabitants of Bury St. Ed-
mund's, who keep honks and carriages, was held
on Monday at the Guildhall, when it was the una-
nimou opinion of all prefent, that ery exertio
ihoulds be made to atfift Government at this imporn-
tant crilis.
A grand depot of firearms is exprdled to be
made in the town of Bury St. Edmund's ; a perfon
employed by Government heir,' now engaged in
procuring a proper building for the purpofe.
The feeeral gun boats which have lately been pre-
pared for fervice are ordered to proceed to Deal with-
out loft of time.
Dr. Gissisris is appointed Phyfician to the Sect
ender the orders of Lord IsllLsow, in the Mediteira•
mean.
Capt. NATM. DA riC I, the Commodore ef the China
Sect in their late engagement with Liaors, was on
Tuefday lalt prefented to the Kix° at Windfor la)
tone CAST L I ACP.. whn his Maje was pleaied
onfer on him the honoure of Knighthood.
The Captains and Officers of the (lips bound to In-
dia, under convoy of Comoood re DA c ',from China,
before their feparation fuhfcribed three hundred
pound% to the relatives of the feamsn who was killed.
and to the one wounded in the Olson with Admiral
Divots.

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Wert* morning, Coon after breakfall, their Mk
-
as and the PIibICIIIIS took as airing in three
carriages to Kew.
The Royal. FAMILY are expeEted to leave Winck
for for Weymouth to-morrow morning, betwnd
Hart-
een nine
and ten o'clock. change horfet at Bagfhot a
ford Bridge, where they will g• out of the main road
to dine with General Sir Witt-tau Parr at his feat
at HighSeld, about four miles from Hartford Bridge.
After taking dinner and tea, they will proceed to
Bafingaoke, where they will hange hones and go on
to Andover to (upper. Here it is expeited
ithe Prin-
ceffes SOI 41* and AULLIA will Beep. Ther Ms; as-
rtss and the other PLINCISSIII will not Deep on the
road, but will puffin their journey with all poffible
(peed during the night. They will change buries at
Salilbury, Woodyat's Inn, Blandfusd and Dorch ho-
ter; and are expeaed to arrive at Weymornin
mouthtween four and five o'clock on Satorday g.
and the Prin.
On Monday the Princefs of Waxes,
cefs Citaacorrs, dined with his biajerrx at Sew.

Tuefday Lord Matvissa arrived in town from
Lord Katra's at Ramfgate. Soon after the arrival
of his Lordffiip, the CHANCLI.LOR of the Exctragysa
had a long interview with him.
Notwithfianding the appointment of Sir Eras
N to a feat at the Board of Admiralty, he is
to continue his official duties in Ireland for fome time
longer. On the gith intl. be arrived in Dahlia for
that parpofe.
The Petition addreffed to the Emperor, in behalf
of the Englifh Gentlemen at Verdun, was fired by
the following names as a Committee for the wlsole
Hon. Mr. Wiley. Sir Thomas Clarming. Ism Staccaar de
Bads. Bart. Sr Cooper. Bart. Mr Thames W Batt.
Efr Jam hicattead.Bart. Sir Edward Barry. But. Wes. thurt.
Goide, Sibbald. Grant. Buraplarrfa. Cike. Clarke,
F Gerrard. Abercrombie. Frew. &x. Loa Tomas* and
the Idarqob of Tweet/ale are Sill there.
The Earl of bliouarnoaaus bas porchafed Bald-
den Park. in Herefordfkire, the beautiful feat of the
late Sir Flame's Sates.
Lord Eaaosal led to the Hymeneal Akar,
the
laft
week, the amiable fifth Cassoaas, daughter of
late Col. Colsosas, of DODCIISCf. The nuptial cere-
mony took plact in the North.
The Duchcfs of Diva:issues and Family, arrived
in town from Chifirick on Tnefday. In the evening
her Grac.e had a (upper party, which wad attended
by a Idea number of friends.
Ma. SIISSIDAII'S Pic Ns c.----Irefterday. Mr. Su tat.
DAN gave a and entertainment at Drury-lane Thea-
tre, to a Idea party of about a 7 friends, among
whom were Colonel M.M•sina, Meffrs. MAIVIT
Cowes, R. WILSON, Foss AAAAA cure, Floor, Gooses
Snow and BLAND, Ste. &c. Mr. Comas was the
Prefilent. and Mr. WACIUGUTON Vice-Prefident.
The turtle and venifon were provided by Mr. Suss:s-
pan. and the wiees, which were choice and excellent,
were a prefent from the Prince of LIS. A quan-
tity of excellent hock was fent by Mr. Gooen, and
MT.FONTLLANQy furniffied the
but
Several other
gentlemen of the party cootributed towards this ele-
gant fie air. About tie o'clock the company fat
down to dinner in the Kisses Saloon, which bad
been previoufly decorated in a Kyle of unrivalled ex-
cellence by Mr. Joan sr coi, the machinid. The com-
pany occupied only one table, which was ornamented 1,
with every device which taße and ingenuity could
difplay ; it was natural and artificial, in the form of
arches, and felloons were introduced with the moil
happy effeS imaginable. All thefe pre parations
itewere
in compliment to the Pantos,
w was exped.
The company broke up about twelve c
longsand
toafts were given.
On Friday laft Captain Astson's Company, be-
longing to the zd Regiment of Liverpool Volunteers,
fired at a target, on the Shore, for two elegant River
goblets, when the lam eft was won by Mr. J. Vaary,
and the other by Mr. J. BLOWN.
Thurfday laft, the perfon who keeps the light-
houfe at St. Bees Head found a bottle upon the hPach,
in which was enclofed a paper with the following
words written upon it with a pencil : On board his
Majefty's packet Upon the
Dublin to Holyhead,
July s, 5804. Upon the receipt of this, fend it
to DAVID Bt..teet.sv, Efq. Linen Hall. Dublin—
Brum:, PIACI', THOLLIY, Vers. paffengers.—F.
Motets, Secretary."
A letter from Peteriburgh, dated July 24. lays,
" The celebrated ProfefforPALLAS, whole death has
been announced in the public journal', is now refid-
ing in good health in the neighbourhood of Achmct-
Ibet or Simplieropol, the capital of the Crimea,
called at prefent the province cl Taurida, on an ettate
given to him by the late Emprefs CATH a SINS 11. and
on which he has lived for feveral years."
The Bilhop of A a IA zo, late Legate from the Pops,
at Peterfburgh, is at Drefden, where he intends to
await the reconciliation of the Court of Ruffia with',
the Holy See.
A private letter from Hamburgh, of the tots, toil.
Rates, " that the French Minifters at Berlin, and in
the different EleSoral Courts of Germany, have pre-
fenced notes .‘ Sedating the rumours nfounded of
BoNAPART s having propofcd to Aullria to make
di-
the
Imperial dignity over the German Empire. here
tary in that -hook." It is, however afferted, that the
fame French courier, who brought to Vienna the
news of Bow •r•sTI„.I proclamation as an Emperor
of the French, carried with him this propofal,
in
hopes by it to obtain from the Emperor of GaIIISAIT
his acknowledgment of the Ufurpei s new dignity.
The King of Prtiffia was, at the fame time, tiebred to
proclaim hurfelf an Emperor of Pruffia."
In a letter cf the 7th initant from Berlin, it is
Rated, that the news of Bo AAAAA TS'S attempt to
poi fon Louis XV I 11. caufed fuch indignation in that
, city, that his hlinilter, LA Vu' sir, had been infulted,
both in the ftreets and in the theatre, by the public ;
I and whilft at Court, and in the Callino, every mem-
ber of the Diplomatic Corps, with the exception of
the Italian and Batavian Miniftets, °sunned him.and
avoided (peaking to him• This indignation was aug-
mented after the arrival of another courier with
information of Boy AAAAAA 's Commercial Agent,
Boise's, new endeavours. taller to lar,be over with
money, or to intimidate by threats. the Frenchman
Co u Loa, who ditcoleted this bide and ietrusious