Star.
London, England, 1806-10-15 00:00:00

FRENCH AND PRUSSIANS.

It was reported laR night that the French and
Pruilians had adnally had an engagement, the re-
fult of which was not known, nor could we trace
the report to any authentic channel.
We iearn, however, by letters from the coaft, that
fame people who had left Flufhing on Saturday had
brought fueh a report, and that the !laughter bad
been very great, but they had not heard which army
had the advantage.
The (Arne report has reached us in another way,
and fomewhat more circumftantials Two pilots from
Holland were landed yefterday at noon at Dover,
who left the Texel on Sunday morning lall, the 12th
inflant. They both report, that "on Saturday Taft,
" whiff} on board the flag fhip lying in Ole Texel, a
" Lieutenant belonging to her had read to them, from
" a Dutch paper, that an affirm had been fought be-
" tween the Pruffian aad Frencharmies, about twenty
" leagues from Arniterdam, in which the former en-
" tirely beat the-French." Thefe are the only par-

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ticulars that were made ktiSwn ter ‘thein. the Officer
did not Rate the time when the battle was fought,
'nor the extent of the lots the Ft:dub bad &Rained.
From the fame fource we likewife learn that 250
1C21202'11 have been taken out of each of the five (hips
lying in the Texel, and fent to the army, and that
Sewhole of the crews of the two fhips lying in the
w Deep have been alto taken away for the fame
illtiviCe. Bet we ought to add, that we have received
u.,DUTCH JOURNALS
gpoly#: tjth inflant, none of which mention any
is on bating yet taken place—a .circumflance that
.sandavery much to diferedit the accounts brought by
the i'ilnts, who, however, are both refpeeable men,
one of them perfonally known to our Dover Cwref.
pondent, and who would not knowingly circulate a
The accounts which their Papers contain of the
movements of the armies are not more recent than
thofe we have alrealy laid before our Readers.
The Dutch Papers Rate, that King Louis fit out
from Driebergen on the 6th, to join his army under
General MICHAVII at Weld. His Queen and chit
dren failed on the fame day from the Hague for
Utrecht, on their way to join Madam Bo
het mother, at Mentz. It is Paid, that General Mace
has been fentenced to be fhot.

Private letters from Germany give very fatisfaaory
accounts of the Rate of the Pruffian army. We ate in•
formed that the Pruffians have 150,000 men on foot,
IMfides the Saxons and Hetlians, and an Army of
'Referve of 40,000 men. This is a prodigious army,
and that of the enemy is likevrife very large, though
we do not believe that the French are quite fo nume-
taus.
There is no donbt that a large Reillan army is on
its Mardi to the of Rance of the Pruffians. The Court
oar Berlin have official information of it. How near
the Ruffians are we have not heard, but it is believed
that by the middle of Oftober part of them will have
reached the ?ruffian States.
A Cabinet Council was held yeßerday at the Fn.
reign Office in Downing-greet, which fat from half
pan two o'clock till near five, and was attended by
Lords HOwice, GRENVILLE, SPINCIIt, H. PtTTY,
the Loso CHAPICILLOR. the Hon. T. GRENVILLE. and
Vitsno•m. Lord LAUDS RRRRR and Baron Ja-
cat attended during the Council ; after which Mr.
Fl!tif 11, a Mdfenger, was fent off with difpatches to
the Duke of Binroan, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.
Baron jacoa: tranfaded Wines yeßerday with
Lord lit:twice, at his office, previonny to the Council.
Letters have been received by different refpeaable
Merchants in London, announcing that the Govern.
=rent of Tufcany have relaxed the feverity of the
prohibition refperdiog the introduaion of Englith
wares. It has been made known, through the Cham.
ber of Commerce at Leghorn, that articles of Eng.
lift produce and Colonial produce will be admitted,
but Englith manufaaured goods are all prohibited.
It may be a queftion bow far the expeaatinn of peace
*nay have influenced this relaxation, and whether. in
the prefent circumftenem. it will be aided upon.
A letter from New York, of the tQ of September,
received by a reffieflable bottle in the City, Rates, that
accounts had been received there, fiom St. Domingo,
of the Black Emperor DISSALIII/1 having made
propofais to the Goveraor of Jamaica for the furren.
der of that Celoay to a Biit.fh force, upon certain
conditiapsl At is added, that the apprehentions en.
tertattiedbi thg Blacks of a formidable attack on the
colony by BOMAPARTI, at the condufion of the war
with Great Britain. had determined them to make
this factifice, for the fecurfty of their perfons and
property t•andahat the mature had the unanimous
confent of all Dellis...seas' Council and Officers.—
The footing Maintained in the Colony by the fmall
French garrsfott at the city of Santa Domingo tuffi-
ciently proves, that the Blacks confider themfelves
too weak to retain the poffeflion of the Government,
agairdt futh a force as BOILAPARTI would be able to
fend againfl them at the conclufion of the war ; but
the fad Rated in the above letter Items too extraor-
dinary to be credited.
Lard I'M Lady C4IT RRRRR and (bite have ar.
arrive:4'n Bath from Ireland.
Ifellardaa at noon.- the remains of the late Right
RCIINAT.}m 40UbOY, 13111140 P of Sr. AMU, were re-
moved fro gem Anne-meet EaR, for interment
in the family vault at Newington Butts. The caval-
cade was exceedingly plain, conilling only of *Micmac
and fix, followed by three cuttches and four. the cha•

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'riot of the deceafed doling the proceflion.
By the death of the venerable Earl of Cteareoxr,
a vacancy occurs in the repreferuation of the County
of Louth. Wittiest CHARLAS FORTBSCUI, Efq. of
Ravenfdale, Coe of the prefent Members, fucceeds
to the title. -
Couni-Ditarito, brother of the Prince Primate,
0 as heiecelled, died lately at Maabeim, in his 36th
yeal. This gave rife to the _report of the death of a
Member of the Rbenillt Confederation.
%be Ofideffl rod that there is no truth le the report
of the r3th Regiment being cleansed for the Well
Indies. • •
The
.Argylefhire militia march from Edinburgh
Califs in to tew days. They ate to be replaced by the
Dunifries (hire, from Muffelburgh temporary bar-
racki; " •
The Weft moreland militia are to go to Dumfries,
and are to be replaced at Ptlrt-Sew by the Af.
gylefhire. .
The Porfarfhire, from Muffelburgh, are to relieve
the -Lainarkfbire at Glafgow, who have got their
route for anothei- cleaner.
The dears which have been exprelred for the fafety
of Ail Rieman, STRACISA:O4.Rie without the kali
foundation. 'flit Teaeista, Lord H. Pau ter, was
• ordirect.lo Plymouth fur repair, by Sir RICHARD, the
day after the•hurtleane. The Css A a has forang her
foremaksind 101 l her mizen.topina 11. The 'Pain str ii,
Sir T. Herne, was in company, which fhip Sir Rr.
CHARD intended to take with him to the CI eXspeak
cc; get their damages repaired.