Star.
London, England, 1805-10-23 00:00:00

01,612r0 CoN Pt:or.

The following official communication was this day
tranfmitted to I.torres, for the information of the
Merchants and Underwriters :
ADMIRALTY OFFICE, OCTOBER 23.

erritacr OF A LETTER FROM CAPTAIN LODE, OF MIS
MAJESTY'S SHIP POMONE, TO MR. MARSDEN, DATAD
OFF THE SIMLINGS, THE 13TH 0CT01122.
" I yenerday fpoke his Majefly's (hip l'Autana,
" off the Rock, and was informed by Captain Boo-
" FERIA, that on the soth inn. in lat. 41. 23. N. in
" fight of the land, he unfortunately fell in with a fqua-
dron of the enemy, confining of three fail of the line,
" one a three.deck (hip ; and is very apprehenfive.
66 molt of the Convoy bound to Oporto are cap.
tured by them ;--thole for Lilbon, had parted
14 Company without fignal,' early on the fame
66 morning; and I have every reafon to fuppofe, are
46 arrived fafe, as feveral veffcls went in yellerday.
" Six of them had Englifh Colours ; but we were
66 too far to leeward to fpetk them."

THE At sifRKETS.

CORN EXCHANGE. OCT. 13.
There are feveral frefh arrrivals of Wheat, and the
trade for good quality at about laft price ; inferior
remain dull of tale—the lalt fuppofed fleet this feafon
with Grain, from the Baltic, is at hand. But few
good fltmples of Malting Barley, and at better
price.—In Malt and White Peas, little difference.
Grey Peas lower—New Tick Beans in great abun•
dance, 335. to 385. per quarter—Old as beneath.—
Having many further arrivals of Oats from York-
fhire and Lincolnfhire, the buyers declining late
prices, (ales of this article are at about is. 6J. reduc-
tion. Flour at the prices quoted.

DINIRAL RU11111)1E1 •a UNDER!
Wheat. 445. 565. 6114 Per qr. Grey Peek 345 399.
Fine Ditto. 70$. 745. od. &ans. 421- sot.
Rye, as. 30. od. Tick Ditto 3Ss• os s. Od
Barley, 325. 394 od. OM, 131 184 325.
Malt, 734 791. od. Poland ditto 344 35s od.
White Peek, 32s.sils. od. Rape Seed, 401431. per lalls
?ITER Or IioUR.
Fine Flour 65a. to 68s. Seconds 6os. to 635. per facia

MATTHIAS O'Bvatia, Efq. formerly in the Auf-
trian fervice, is appointed Provoft, with temporary
rank of Captain, to the German Legion, now under
orders for the Continent.

Captain THORNHILL, late Adjutant to the Frome
and Selwood Volunteer Cavalry, is appointed Pro.
volt, with temporary rank, to the garriion at Quebec.
Ye•)erdsy his Royal Highvefs the Duke of YORK,
as Commander in Chief, held .s public day at his Of in the Horfe Guards, for the purpofe of feting
Military Gentlemen, either in regimentals or out.—
His Royal Highnets faw upwards of thirty Officers,
between the hours of two and five o'clock, and tranf-
ailed bufinefs with them. They were admitted into
his prefence in the molt regular manner, by a lift of
their names delivered to his Royal Higbnefs, and they
were called in. according to the order they had given
in their names.

The Duke of GLOUCESTER and his lovely filler
are at Cowes for fca bathing and failing. They have
been waited on by the Right Hon. Lord Bocrom, the
Governor of the Nand, and complimented with the
nfe of his yacht, which is fuitably fitted np and ar•
ranged for large parties fond of water excurfions.
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Friday, his Excellency the Earl of HARDWICRE,
laid the firft [tone of a Penitentiary at Smithfield,
Dublin.

Monday evening marched into Deal Barracks, the
Rifle Corps, about 500 flrong ; and yefterday morn•
ing they marched fur Ramigate.
The Cnldflream and the 3d Regiments of Guards
marched fronnDover ye flerday for Ratnlgate toernbark
forforeign fervice. The zd battalions of the 43d and
52d Regiments, from Hy the Barracks, have marched
into Dover to replace them.

Betides the Guards, the Rifle Corps, and the Ger
man Legion, there will, it is Paid, be embarked, the
4th, 14th, and 23d of Foot, and the Bth, 9th. and
aS:h Infantry, from Ireland. A fecond divilion will
fpeedily follow, to confiß of as large a body of In-
fantry, a confiderable train of Flying Artillery, and
fir Regiments of Lii,oht Dragoons. The whole are
expeeted to reach the point of deflingion by the
Loth of next month.

Tuefday fe'nnight, fix troops of the Chelhire Yeo-
manry Cavalry, commanded by Sir JOHN F. Lem's.
rsa, Bart. arrived at Liverpool, on fermanent duty
for fourteen days.
The route for the Fira Royal Lancaih;re Militia
to march from Weymouth to Exeter, is changed to
Plymouth.

The 95th (Rifle) Regiment, from Brabnurn Lees
I3arracks, paired through Dover on Monday on their
route to Ramfgate, at which place they are ordered
to embark.

Captain MUDGE, who fo gallantly fought when
commanding the BLANCH' frigate, was yetterday at
the Admit-Atty.

.When the Nll4l3Lt cutter left Lord Islscsoti, be
continued blockading the Combined Fleet in Cadiz
harbour, where, it was believed, a great fcarcity of
provitions continued to prevail. The enemy's force
there confilts of about thirty four fail of the line, all
feemingly ready for fea. At the time his Lorcifitip's
difpatihes were fent off, the reinforcement which had
been fent after him had not arrived.

The Duchefs of Bedford and Lord Nelfun armed
(hips have taken on board goo tons of vegetables, and
it is faid, are to proceed to Lord NaLson's fleet, af-
terwards to be employed in purchafing cattle on the
Barbary coati, and wherever elle they can be bought,
in order to keep his Lordihip's fleet fupplied with
freih provilions, as well as with water and every other
neceffary. They are expeeted to fail this day from
Purtfmouth.

Yellerday a Court of Directors was held at the
Eaft. India Houfe, when Captain WILLIAM CHAALMS
HUTTON was (worn into the command of the Lord
Nelfon, defined for St. Helena and Bengal. The
Court adjourned, at liz o'clock, till this day.