Star.
London, England, 1807-08-17 00:00:00

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ripe NIESEIVT

We 46 not often venture to. by the refalt of our
own oi)fervations before our Readers. Our general
plain is to furnifh them withfa& *without partiality
and without dillortion, and Thus to enable them to
draw their own condwfoar.
' We have an awful duty to perform to the Public.
We have a nearer intereft in the (late of affairs ;

our private intiVeli, our very ezifteirCe, is at (tale.

The latter indeed merges into the former ; we cannot
feel for ourfelves, without embracing the fate of our

countrymen. The profped is fo unifo►mly gloomy,
that we can with difficulty dillinguith the different

wades of the darknefs. Yet we will furvey the ken%

in hopes of difcovering a few (treats alight.
What we had feared is arrived. The genius Of
BUONAPAILTI has triumphed. Hiving. by the tor•

pedo of his power, lulled Ruffle into a Rate of inac-
tivity, he will cajole her into a temporary fecurity,
by fpecions promifes of mutual advantages, until he
has 'obtained the command of the Continent of Eu-
rope. His Brie (Ned will be to reduce Auntia into
a perrea had with Pruffia, Poland, Saxony, Weft-
t •
phalia,
and amine ;to unite them in what he will
be pleated to Call the Germanic confederacy; to add
Swedith Potnetania and Denmark to this league of
fobjelted States In force Turkey to become one of
the radii of this Imperial circle ; then to declare him.
Pelf Emperor of France and Germany, or by Way of
firnplificatioo, Est MOIL of the Warr. • It will then
be perfealy indifferent to him, with what eye Raffia
views his greatnefs. If (be ref As► he will make one
tongue( the Rep to another ; and leave the mighty
Emperor of all the Raffia' no choice but fubmiffion.
With refped to this country, *he malt take more
time. The conqueß of Britain is not a paffage of
the Valuta. He will proceed by regular Reps. He
will Ran the Baltic againt us. This is, we are atured,
the price ol hisforbearance refpeaing Riga. That place
he pretended to confider as the North Eaftern boun-
dary of his Empire. We have more than once hinted
our 'doubts of the perfeverance of At.sx amnia in an
alliance with this country. We know that Buoia-
PAST& had fucceeded in detaching Paul. from us by a
tempting offer of a (hare of the (pails of Turkey.—

Our Readers may recolket that we have hinted the
pofilbility of a renewal of a fimilar confederacy. The
Hitlorian will remark, that Ruffia has generally
finifhed the war on the fide oppofite to that on which
the began it. She will 'require from us the admiffion
of the neutral claims as the price of a continuance of
a commercial connexion.
In the mean time itronaraare will increafe his
efforts in Ireland. He will profit by our divifions.
Our exclufion of the Catholics from places of truft
in the army and navy is to him a great point. He
fees through the eyes of the clear-lighted Tazbaye
RAND, who is completely veiled in the knowledge of
human nature. Since the late events refpefling Ire-
land, he has drawn elder the bands which united
him with the Catholics of that country. Even his
Bifhops have been enjoined to offer prayers for their
fuffering Catholic brethren:lP Ireland. He knows
that we refufe to conciliate them, and he thinks that
he can make them Cure.
But with there co-operating advantages, he cannot
invade Ireland without a concurrence of favourable
circumftances, which cannot eafily be realized while
his maritime inferiority remains. To raife his navy
will, therefore, be his great oiled. We commonly
hear it laid that in twenty years he cannot rival us.—
This is one of thole filly fa)ings, which, once uttered
by a man of confident affertionace caught and
echoed by the (hallow and the unthinking. With all
the harbours of the Continent in his poffeffion, from
the Baltic to the Black Sea, with all the forefts in
Europe at his command, he may in two years have
a fleet equal to ours. Should he obtain the alliance
of Ruffia, this will be an eafy achievement. At pre-
Cent he may reckon on the fleets of T'orkey, Italy,
Spain, Holland, and Denmark. Built is Paid, he
cannot form feamen fo Coon as he can equip fleets.
This we deny, as a potation equally unfounded as
the former. That extent of. coati muft furnifh
feamen. They will indeed be of different nations
aad (peak different languages. But we will appeal
to any officer of a Chip of the line in our fervice,
whether be has not often heard every language ex-
cept Englifh, fpoken on the main deck ? We have
hundreds of Frenchmen in our fervice, who are as
Ready as Britifh feamen. And may not Bunn...-
PARTS by thole means, of which he has fo ample a
Rote, obtain that motley, but effeelive flrength ?
—Let him but call in his privateers, and he
will find a fturdy band of refolute Mariners to man
a powerful fleet. Above all, let him make peace
with this country, almoft on any terms, and he be-
comes the Monarch of the lea.
But his views are not bounded by the Britifh
horizon. Ametica is grafped by his comprehen
five ken. We have often mentioned it. He feeds
the embers of a difpute between America and
Spain refpetling Lonifiana. As loon as he has
quieted this country, he will examine the fubjea of
the difpnte, and find that the right is on the fide or
Spain. He will affill her in the recovery of Loup
aria, which he will afterwards receive from her, in
exchange for Come part of Portugal. Once eftablifh-
ed on the back of the American States, he will pour
his armies into that Continent, and avoid the errors
of Generals BUIGIOTNI) Hove, and CLINTON.

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And yet, firanke to fay! the Americans are figirt
ing his battles, by oppofing our plans of refiflance,
and by f'ipplying him *kir the rir'oduce of his co-
looks. They will rut their folly hereafter ; they
will recollea the fate of the neutrality of Auaria
and of PtufGa. They will fee themadnefs of encou-
raging and fecretingleferters from our (hips, and
entering into hoflile refolutions againft thufe, whom
to defend is to protea themfelves. On a future occa-
fion we than refume this fubjea ; and throw out fome
hints on what we confider to be the ben policy of this
country. At prefent we have to remark, that before the
failing of the late armament from oar &Reim case,
we informed the Public. that its defiination was to
prevent the navy of a certain NorthertiPosier from
into the hands of the French. In- fa& it is now
very generally under flood, that, it is intended to &-
cure by means of this armament the Wand of Zes.'
land, in which the capital of Denmark is fitnatedi
thus preventing the Danith navy from telling into,
the hands of NAPOLSON, and preferving the coMaru-
nication in the Baltic. This meafure of fevorkye
which nothing but imperious neceffity, or the invita-
tion of the Danifls government could juflify; is pet-
' hap by this time accomplifhed.

BUOMAPAILTI shni tIOCOWIe mailer of the Conti;
nental territories of Denmark, and nothing but no
anticipation oftis plan could prevent his feiting upon
Copenhagen ; or what is the fame, including it in
,the Germanic Confederacy, and thus arming the
Sound againß us.,
One great advantage to us we derive-from the
late fucceffes of our foe—that we flail never again

hear of Hanover sum relit ution, in the fcale of mutual
eeffions. .All parties unite in di: idea: Coaaavv,
RUM eAp .Yoa as, the .ifervig Pe and the Moraiq
Chronicle. JIMMIE BUONAPARTI • may enjoy it as
long as be pleafes ; or rather let us hope that it may.

be gives to ; but we hefittite not„to
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tached as we are to no party but that of our country,
that he, who wifhes to give up the fmalleß fragment

of a rock, or the rottea corner of a plank, for the
recovery of Hanover in the prefent Ante of the Con-
tinent, has not an atom of &kith feeling in his heart !

SPORTING INTRLLIG•ENCE.

The races at Brighton afforded but little relilh to
the fportfmen. On the IA day a gold cup, given bj
his Royal Highnefs the Prince of WaLas, was run
for, and won by his Royal Highnefs's horfe Sir David.
The company were dillingurthed by rank. Their
Royal Highneffes the Prince of WALES and Duke of
CLARINCE were prefent.

LEWES RACES, FRIDAY, AUGUST 14
Hunters* Sweepfiakes of togs. each, four miles, Gentlemen riders.
(to Subferibers).
D. of Richmond's gr. b. You know me
Mr. Ruth's b. h. St. George
6 to 4 On St. George.
The County Plate....No race, ooty one Horfe entereL
After dinner —The Town Plate of sol. heats, two miles sad a
quarter.—The Winner to be fold for 15ogs. If demanded, &e.
Major Tressolotes b. c. by Gohanna, out of Trumpator
H.R. H. the P. of Wales's ch. g. Rugantlno. 4 Yrs. s t s
6 to 4 on Rugantioo; after the firß heat, S to a on the Gilman
colt; after the fecond heat, 5 to 4on Rugantino.

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SATURDAY, ♦Ut3. 15.
Lord Darlington's Pavilion, lift 71h, agft Sir John Shelley 's Sir.,
Launcelot, Bft alb.—Four miles...—soogs.--Sooft.—Won by Sir
Launcelot.
Capt. Poole's b m creeping Jenny, by Lanreat, soft, agaloft Capt.
Chatten's eh m. Regent, 9ft 61b, for sags the loft mile, and to
be rode by Gentlemen.
Major Clay's Informer, apt Cipt.Haffonden'sTomPipes,9lt each.
4 miles. wogs. half forfeit—(Off.)
Third and tart year of a Sweeptakes of top. each, for bodes of
all ages; 4-yr olds to carry 7ft 71b, 3-yr olds Sit Slb , 6-yr olds
Sit sib, and aged ;tit—Mires and geldings to be allowed
31b—
Four miles.
H. R. H. the Prince of Wales's o:trifle, aged,stft
Lord Chicheiter names Mr. FerMer'SCerberus, syrs
old, Eft jib
Lord Darliogton's b li Pavilion, 6 yrs old, 811 z sib dr.
A Handicap Plate, value sot given by the Members of the Bo-
rough of Lewes, for 4.3, 6 yr olds, and aged borfa—Heats—.
Two miles and a half coif'.
Mr. Penner's Pallife,,syrs old, received togs.
The Ladles' Plate, value 6:p. free for all horfes ; 3-yr olds to carry
sft calb, 4-yr olds 71t 71b. 5 yr olds Sit alb, 6-yr olds Sit 9th,
and aged 815 x lib—Mares and geldings allowed 31b--One tour
mile heat.
H. R. H. the Prime of Wales's. Orville, aged, Bft tab
Mr. Ferrllrr'S b It Brighton, 371 s old, sft s alb

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TAUNTON RACES. —THURSDAY, AUGUST 13.
Fifty Pounds for all saes.—Four-mile beats.
Ld C. H. Somerfet's Bagatelle
Mr. Day's Buckler .
Sir J Hawkiii's Laura

The Maiden Plate of soL—Four•mile beats. •
Mr. Sadler', bl. e. by °fear
Mr. Stoidard'a Lottery
Mr. Gardner% Nonpareil

For the Sweeiltakes of togs. each, (live Suhfcribers).
Sir J. Hawkins's Laura walked over.

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3 s
2 dr

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s $
3 3

Yefterday morning the firft battalion of the (Zsteen's
Royal Volunteers, commanded by Colonel Jenkin-
fon, were infpated in the Five Fields, Chelfea, by
Colonel Robinfon ; the Corps in their new cloathing
made a very refpeaable appearance.
The 2nd Battalion of the 82d Regiment of Foot,
or Prince of Wales's Volunteers, commanded by
Colonel Grant, eroded the Humber and Marched
into Hull Garrifon on Wednefday. This regiment i
is one of thole intended to receive Volunteers from
the militia, under the New Aft of Parliament about
authourizing fuch a proceeding.
The heat in the North of Europe is very great this
fommer ; at Hamburgh it has been at 240 at Co-
penhagen t° ; at Stockholm 309 of Reaumur in
the fhade. For a long time the weather has been
very favourable for the harveft, but much damage
has been done by hail in different places.
Dogget's Bequeft of a coat and badge, to be an-
nually given to fuch young watermen as should.
upon trial, appear to be the muff expert of thofe that
ilart for the prize upon the Thames, was not de•
cided on the tft of Auguft this year. There wat
a good deal of cunfufloq on the river at the time.
two or three boats got entangled amongft thdes of
the candidates ; the race was declared foul, and lai
Friday tho race was again conceited. when T. Evans,
of Blackfriars was declared the Tifton,