Star.
London, England, 1807-12-02 00:00:00

THE AgmT.

EXPEDITION

UNDER SIR SAMUEL HOOD.
The grips compoling this Expedition failed from
Plymouth on Monday morning The following are
the (hips employed on this fervice :
Ships Guns Commanders
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Centaur. Admiral Sir Samuel Hood
I Captain We*
74 Barton
74 Wolley
74 Wortley
44 Raggett
36 ----- Ayfcough
38 -- Pundits

York
Captain
Intrepid
Aleicaine
Bucccfa
Naiad

Shannon

Broke

The tub Regiment was embarked on board there
(hips the day before they fat fail. The definition
of the expeditiodis fecret. The prevailing rumour
is, that they are defined for Madeira.

PROJECTED COMMERCIAL REVOLUTION.
The fubjed of the prefent article appears fo wild
and extravagant on the ftrft view of it, that many of
our Readers may be inclined to confider the whole
as a chimera. Let fuch recoiled that NAPOLION°II
plan for uniting the great family of the Weft," in
one alliance, to the exclution of this country, was
held; when fill announced, to be equally a chimera,
but we have ken it nearly accomplifhedi.--Let fuch
recoiled the tone adopted by his Minifters when
(peaking of the "hero who is to realize the fplendid_
projeds of Ciiati,s !a as e, and extend the blelfings of
his protedion to the molt remote nations of the earth,
uniting the whole in one common bond of fraternity."
Vide were not expeilions ufed without any mean
ing. The Cabinet of St. Cloud has long been occu-
pied in arranging the detail of operations necelfary
for the execution of a plan which it fondly hopes will I
make France ultimately not only Miftrefs of Europe
but of the world—and we are now enabled to lay
fome of the leading outlines before the public.
For the detail we are indebted to a Gentleman of
character who lately came from France, where he
enjoyed the privileges of American citizenfhip, and
was in habits of intimacy with fome of the* perfons
attached to the Government, and not entirely igne
rant of its views and fentiments. The plan appears
romantic in the extreme, and we may hope will prove
impradicable ; but it would be imprudent, after the
experience we have had of Napoleon's extraordinary
powers, to treat them with abfolute difregard.
The King of Sweden is to be compelled, on pain
of forfeiture of his Crown, to join the continental
confederation. No more naval Flores are to be per-
mitted to come to this country from the North, and
we are to have no peace but fuch a one as (hall anni-
hilate our maritime greatnefs. For this end American
(hips as well as Britifh are to be excluded from every
port of the continent; no produce from either of thole
countries, nor from the Weft Indies, is to be received
in any port belonging to France, or in alliance with
her. Thofe countries are to trade with each other,
and to exclude the reit of the world : they are to
form a grand commercial confederation, extending
from the extremes of Europe to Afta, and uniting
the frozen regions of Norway and Lapland with the
Eaft Indies. This trade is to be carried on internally
by means of great roads and canals, and round the
coafts by [mall veffels, proteded by guns and baste•
ries placed on advantageous fituations.
Gibraltar is to be taken from us, and an army of
60,000 French and Ruffians are to aid the native
Princes in driving us out of the whole Continent of
India. This being accomplifhed, the lucrative com-
merce of the Eaft is in future to flow through Perils,
Turkey, Ruffia, and France, and from thence into
the other States of Europe, A canal (as thefe peo-
ple pretend) is to be dug for the purpofe of connect-
ing the Euphrates with the River of Pheafants, at
Tome place in Armenia, where they are laid to be
very near each other ; by which means the ancient
conveyance of merchandize from India along thefe
rivers into the Black Sea will be reflored, and the
Danube and the Don will there receive them, and
clnvey them into the interior of Germany and Ruf•
fia. The Danube is likew•ife to be connected in four
di erent places with the Elbe, the Maine, the Necker,
and the Rhine , confequently with the rivers an
canali both id the' North and South of France.—.
Venice is to recover the commercial fplendour fhe
poffeffed, when the wealth of the Eaft flowed into'
her port by the channel above mentioned.
NaroLson, it is laid, has promifed the KING of
WiiTPNALIA, that he will &only fee bales of India
goods tranfported from Bawls to Hamburgh, by
inland navigation and the manufadures of Europe
are to find their way to Hindollan in the fame
-manner.
But this is not the road that thefe Potentates are to
take, .in order to reach India. The French army are
to trots the Danube, and proceed by the Crimea.to
the Cafpiin Sea; tho will continue to march through
the dominions of their allies the'ltalPaiis, as far* as

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That able Officer, General Srettcsa,"this day fet
off for BOr!fmauth, to take charge of the expedition
about to flirt. Brigadier General 144FALLANE, ;n
able young officer, gees under him.
Every exertion is making to get this force tent off
for the fecurity of Sieili.'• pf we may credit an inli-
nuation in the Moniteur, General Moots has already
been forced to evacuate it, but this we hope, will
prove only a rye de guerre of the enemy. Govern•
ment feem,however, extremely anxious to have the
reinforcements fent off. In cordequence, Come of the
troops deffined for Code have been difembarked, to
obtain tranfPorts fur the troops bound to Sicily. The
following letter relates to this bufinefs :

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" PORTSMOUTH. DECEMBER T.
This moment an order has crane down fOr all
the troops that Were on board the ttanfparts defined
for Cork to difembark to-morrow:
4! The tf and zd Light BattaliOns and the sth
and 7th Battalions of the line, march immediately
for. Bexhill. The 4th Battalin of the Line, that
was 'already ordered for Bexhill, has been lopped
on road; and is to ;Miami tnassorrnw on board
the tranfports that will baye then beanie empty:—
The* are defined for the Mediterranean Expedition,
and have Ave* months prOYifioni on board, and are
to fail, it it faitGoit Satordly. ** •
•4? T ' 034, go brosocruitely on
bard the Diarpti tthat
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"I The reafon of the Light Brigade and tile 3th airdT7ittranatn ; wmcn ism per %sr ... ............_
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7th Battalions difembarking, is to furnifh tranfports I of the Cafpian Sea, in 33 degrees of eaftern longitude,
for the above regiments ; and they only go to Bexhill and frnrn thence to the N.W. extremity of Iliniollar,
to shit till ether tranfports are hired, when they will !is only 13 degrees, or about 800 miles. Affrabath
again retnsahcre to embark for Ireland. i has been fortified by Ruffia, and has a fine part, by
4' The 3aatek soth, and 824 will be under the nom- ! means of which it can draw provifions from the Don
*nand of Major General SPENCER ; and the 3d, 4th, ! and the W012,a, countries abounding in cora and
6th, and Bth Battalions of the Legion under the corn. ! other neceffaries,whieh, in time of peace, are ufually
tnand of Colonel lionsr tin. They are all deftined (hipped in large quantitie! from Afoph and Kirfi,n
for Sicily, to be placed under General Moue." Ito Conflantinople. Atirabath is therefore to be their
t -- I grand depot, and at that place the Ruffians are, it is
laid, at prefent in confiderable farce.
Though the diltance from this place to India is
trifling and in a temperate latitude, yet the patfage
is extremely difficult, from the Alpine fituation of
the country, every thing muff be carried on the backs
of camels, and the tranfport of artillery muff be ex.
tremely difficult, if not impraCticable. The nature
of the country is very well known to many Mat
Officers in India ; and it is to be prefumed that the
Government there will receive early intelligence of
the advance of the enemy, and collat their force to
wore him in the defiles which he muff pats. When
he gets into Hindottan, the talk of refitting him will
be more 'difficult, but even there he will not find the
difpolition of the natives fuch as he promifes himtelf.
Things are altered fince the time of Lord CAM and
Mr. HASTINGS : Though we may have Come me.
rules, we have alto friends, in India.
If even this adventurous attempt of penetrating
this way into India with an army by land fhould fug.
ceed, another road mutt be found for the tray fport
of merchandize, as land carriage in Co mountainous
a country will be impralticable ; for this reafon no
doubt the projedt of navigating the Euphrates makes
a part of this enterprife ; as it would be of little ufe
for the French to conquer India, if they could only
bring home its produce by the Cape of Good Hope...
But though the navigation of this great river was
prailifed by the ancients,there are obflacles attending
it at prefent that did not then exift ; and if we may
judge by the projeas now Paid to be let on foot in
France, of extrailing fugar ill= the yellow beet
root, and preparing the chicory or endive root fo as
to be ufed as a fulaflitute for coffee, they themfelves
have no great faith in the fuccefs of their Indiin
Expedition ; fur it is obvious that if they fhould fuc.
ceed in that, they would want no fubftitutes for either
fugar or coffee.

The Exchequer Bills Med in the month of De.
cember, rBo6, have been ordered to be paid at
the Exchequer Bill Office, New Palace Yard (See
the Advertifement in our paper of Saturday the 28th
November tall). Thole who are defirous to exchange
their Old for Ncw Bills, mat apply on, or before
the gth inflant.
CITY Bustaasx.—Yeßerday being the MI Court
of Aldermen in the prefent Mayoralty, the LORD
Marna came in Rate from the Manfion Houfe to
Guildhall, to hold the fame, at which fourteen Al.'
dermen and the City Officers attendee!. The Court
infpeded the Meal weighers Reports, and ordered the
pt ice of bread to be continued at sold. the quarters
loaf wheaten, and 9d. houfehold. The Court vote()
their thanks to the late Lord Mayor, Sir Witt.tsst •
Ls to tt TOM, Knight.—(See Advertifement in front of
this Paper.)—A Dividend of 21. per cent. payable,
to the Orphans of the City of London, was ordered
to begin paying on the sith of January next. Pre•
cepts for the eledion of Common Councilmen, &c:
on St. Thomas's Day next, were ordered to be iati44l,
The Searchers and Sealers of Leather were ele.bed
for the year enlang.
COVENT GARDEN.—Lift night a new melo drama
Afterpiece, entitled The Blind Boy, was brought oat at
this Theatre, and received with univerfal applaufe.
Tie following are the charaders t— •
Stanidaus - Mr MUP.RAY
Edmond Mrs C. Kassime
Rodolph Mr BRUNTON
Kalig • Mr FARLEY
St arow Mr CHAPMAN
Oberto • Mr FAWCILTT
Lida Mira Burrow
Elvina Mils NORTON
The fcene is laid in Poland. A blind Boy is the
hero of the piece, who is under the care of an old
man, who is fuppofed to be his father. The boy;
however, ultimately proves to be the fon of Stanif.
lam, King of Poland ; and is difcovered at the mo-
ment the furreptitious Prince, who has ufurped his
place, is on tke point of marriage. The intereft
antes from the hairbreadth &apes of the poor boy,
who falls down a precipice, and encounters various
other accidents.
As a melodized fpeetacle, this piece has confider-
able intetca, though it receives but little aid from the
dialogue. The mufic, the produdion of Davy, is
appropriate and impreffive throughout ; and much
pains and expence have been bellowed upon the fee.
nary and drelfes. Mrs. CHARLES KIMBLE appears to
peat advantage in The Blind Foy, and all the re(
daft night exerted themfelves to the utmoß, pat t!c.i-
larly FawcErr, in the Konen runic. In that, v‘e
are inclined to place The 'Blind Boy above all ti:(
afterpieces called Melodramas, both for the fimpii
city of the plot and the unexpeOed, yet natural act
of the incidents. • -
A duel was to have taken place yefterday, near
Chalk Farm, between two young Gentlemen, trhr)
difagreed in the Lobby of Drury Lane theatir,
Monday evening. They were, however, interrurA
by the Police Officers, conveyed to Marlboron't•
Rreet, and held in furetiesto keep the peace.
CORN MARKET, M•RK LANI, DEC. 2.--There
to-day a middling fupply,of Wheat, with a few fiefh
arrivals, and the general fates fully fuppprt fallprices
—8ar.1.4 in fhort fupply, and full as dear—fine new
Melt about 797. per quarter--fcarce any White Peat
.at hand—Grey and Beaus at little variation—lie
fupplies of Oats are Ibort, and from the great demand
therr is a further advance upon the IA high prices
in this trade—Flour as our left ; 6ne All3llOlll 36
to 4os. per barrel.