Star.
London, England, 1805-04-01 00:00:00

LONDON.

MOM AY, APRIL T.
MI R OF srocKs:rtos DAY AT ONE OVLOCK:
Ceutalh to, inoosY* Igit-4" ace. Iff—Omniula 3}}.
PRICE OS SrocKs ON SATURDAY:
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Beak Stock Rut
3 pet Cent. Red. ant
3 per Cent. Conf. Oil
Inper Cent Nny. 89f
dia Bonds 'i.eso. dif.

Imp. 3 per Cent.
Imperial Ann. oi
Pscheq. Bills, par 2IL pram
Ornninm. 3ft prem.
Conf. for ace. 38i

•
A Freneh gunboat, mounting two guns, and hay.
ing on board fifteen men, has been fent into Plymouth.
She formed part of a detachment of eight fail, two
of which were captured, and the reit driven on fhore
near the Penmarks, by the SIRIUS of 36 guns, the
ATALANTA of 18 guns, and the Gaowt.lll of 14 guns.
The other gun-boat had not arrived when our letters
were fent off from Plymouth.

The Its Iv at, s a,of r 4 guns, has arrived at Plymouth
with difpatches from Admiral Cerrott. k appears
that the French fleet, conaning of twenty-two fail of
the line are in Camaret Bay, and that admiral-COT.
TON has in confequence requened a reinforcement.
The HIBERNIA, of 120 guns, was to fail on the eyen-
ing of Saturday to join him.

Admiral GARDNER hpifted his fin Plymowh
on Saturday morning.

The whole of the troops dellined for the Mediter-
ranean, under the command of Sir Jam es Cam°, were
.embarked on Saturday, and the expedition has pro-
bably by this time proceeded on its voyage. Among
the corps employed in this important fervice are the
nth, 44th, 4flth, 58th, SIR, Regiments of Foot,
and the aoth Light Dragoons. The ril Royal Vete-
ran Battalion is alfo embarked, but this corps is to
be landed at Gibraltar, in order to reinforce that
garrifon.

The troops under orders for the EaII !Mies will
alto fail in the courfe of a few days. The Misers be
longing to the corps deftined for this fervice received
orders on Saturday to join forthwith their refpellive
regiments; and the molt prompt exertions will be
made to repair the lam we have recently fultained
in thole diftant polliffions. The Marquis Wstissxsir
has not for fume time pall been on good terms with
the Court of Diretftors, who, we underftand, have
not received a tingle difpatch from his Lorsifhip for
the Taft fix months.

We are enabled to lay before oar Readers the very'
lendable determination of Government refpeaingthe
difpofal of the treafure detained in the Spaniils plate
(hips, previous to the declaration of war.
A few months back a meeting took place, of the
Gentlemen interefted in the tong (landing claims of
the mercantile interea of this country again(( the
Spanifh Government, when it was refolved so make
application to Mr. PITT for that redrefs, which in
vain they had fought for from the Court of Madrid.
The Miniaer gave all due attention to their cafe, and
promifed every afliAance and relief which could fairly
be extended to them—and he hat now fulfilled his
promife. A few dais fence it was officially made
known to the claimants, that all the treafure detained
by the Engilfh Government in the Spanifh plate thins
or otherwife, previous to the declaration of war, it
to be fppropriated in the fira ;finance to the difcharge
of the claims above Rated, with all poffible expedi
tion; for which purpofe Commiffioners are appointed,
one by the claimants and apother by Government. 7.—
Some of the 'dollars are already fafely lodged in the
Bank, the remainder ;re coming up from Plymouth,
and were infured by the claimants on Saturday.—
Some of the claims are yery large—one bout e at
Exeter demands roo,oool.

This morning we received French and Dutch Jour-
nals of a late date, from which we have given a few
wrath. The Leyden teaFite of the 22d ult. furnilltes
the following liens in:lance of French tyranny and
rapacity.

HANDL/AC*4 MARCH lg.—Marital BIRMApOTTR,
who returned from Paris to the French arroj in Fa.-
nova, op the 18th February, And towards the end
of that month the following decree:

" Head-Qilarters General, Feb. 27, del.
"The difficulty of paying the French army readers
it neceff.try to have recourfe to the folloWing meafure.
It is the only one by means of which we can allow.
the Hanoverian Adminiaration to exift on its pre
fent footing, anti' to pay the falaries of the Civil
Officers, and Members of the Courts of Jultice.—.
—All the farmers of domainal property (Jaw: demi-
name), and their dependencies, (hall be bound to pay
in advance to'the Treafury of the Chamber of Fi-
nances the half of what they owe, annually, at three
equal periods, viz. March 3 rft, April soth, and May
s tit, counting the laft fix months of the year 1806,
and the firft fix of 1807.
" The farmers (hall confequently be confidered as
the creditors of the tteafury, and in confideration of
their advances, they (hall receive a bonus of four per
cent. to commence the z I it of May.
" Every farmer who does not pay at the time pre-
fcribed, (hall lore his farm fifteen days after, and in
r that cafe Mall be rerponfible for the fums not carried
to the treafury. (Signed) " SIANADOTTI."
MADRID, Faa. 20.—Our land army is going to be
conficlirably augmented. In all parts officers are em-
ployed in recruiting to place the regiments of Infan-.
try on the war footing, and our Government never
Dewed more adtivity-to carry on the war it gaud(

England with all !table ♦igonr. The fix regi- 1
meats of Swifs infantry in the pay of Spain will
form according to their new organifation, an effec-
tive body oft tiooo men. The fine regiment of the
Walloon guards will be increafed one hundred
men per battalion in the fame manner as thole of the
Spanilh Guards. The formation of feveral battalions
of grenadiers has alfo been ordered. Thefe meafures
produce no relaxation in thofe in regard to the mark
time armaments.

A letter from Rottardam, of the 27th ult. Rates.
that the people of that country teem in general pleat-
ed with the new conftiunion, as it aLmilates fo much
with their old oar. The belt informed politicians
think that at the period of a general peace the Stadt-
holderian Government will be re•etabli(hed through
the intereft and influence of the Cabinet of Berlin.—
Mr. ScHtststattstisiNit will remain at the head of
the Government until that time, and then it is ei-
pelted that the eldea fon of the Hereditary Prince of
ORANGE, at prefect a boy of twelve years, will be
elated Stadtholder, to the exclution of his father and
grandfather. Mr. Selma atatrasmtmcx will alt as
guardian to the young Stadtholder during his mino-
rity. Such, according to our Correfeondent, is the
prevailing (peculation in the belt informed poLtical
circles. The plan is. no doubt, well calculated to
continue Holland in its degradation, weaknefs, and
dependance upon prance, while it affeai to reflore
the old order of things, and confults the willies of
Pruffia.

A letter from the Hague, of the 26th ult. lays—
" rren,:h fa(hions and morals have found, of late, in
Holland, and particularly in this place, many fol-
lowers ;—gallantry is quite a•la•mode, to the great
Randal of the old, grave, and honefl Dutchmen.—
In general, the French, in Holland, are much de-
(piled (the French. Mini(lers and a few General Offi-
cers excepted). No Frenchman has any admit:Son in
the firft focieties ; neither will the middle or lower
chiles affociate with them, if they can avoid it. Se.
veral young ladies, fome of them of the &II refpec-
tability, blinded by a handfome perfon, and French
elegant manners, with much flattery, have eloped
from their parents, and given their hands to thefe
adventurers. It has happened more than once,
that a former wife has arrived shortly after the mar-
riage, from France, to claim the faithful fpoufe of
our young countrywoman.

4 new French Theatre, very light and elegant,
has been lately built here, upon the (cite where for-
merly flood the Palace of the late Prince of NASSAU
Wan' vac tt,brother inlaw to the Prince of ()RAMOS."

Sir Twos. Faison and Mr. SCULLY, the Catholic
Deputies, have left town for Dublin, for which city
the Earl of FINGAL* and other Deputies, are expea-
cd to fet out this day. The Earls of Salm:suer and
Kannaea, and Lord Taisicasrom, have accepted
the charge of their sniffion until the queftion is
brought into Parliamentary difeuffion ; by which
time, the regular deputies will return to London.
Saturday we received the New York papers to the
24th February, by the Leicefier packet, which on
Wednefclay arrived at Falmouth.—The evidence on
the part of the impeachment of the American Judge
Chafe, doled on the 55th February, and on Friday
fix witneffes were examined on his behalf. The
charges appear to have been fully fubliantixted by the
itefiimony of a Mr. Montgomery, Mr. Reid, and Come
others.—Conflderable damage was done at Provi-
dence, Rhode Mand, on the rsth February, in con-
fequence of the tide riling a foot higher than was
ever before known there. Several (tore) on the
wharfs, filled with lime, were let one fire.—With a
view to the fuppreffion of the Slave Trade in Ameri-
ca, Congrefs is about to impofe a tax of ten dollars
on every flave imported into the United States.—A
duel was fought at Baltimore on the oth ult. between
Captain L. and Mr. C. The former received a ball
in his flomach, which it is fuppofed will occation his
death.—A motion has been introduced into the Ame-
rican Senate to interdia all intercoutrfe from that
Continent with St. Domingo.—The Government at
Honduras has prohibited the exportation of maho-
gany. exceeding 17 inches in diameter, except in Spa-
nifh vellels.-1 he Legiflature of New York is about
to fell the unappropriated lands of that State, for the
purpofe of eftabldhing, by the produce, public
fchools.—Counfellor EMMETT, one of the foiAlant
Irifh Direaors, has been admitted at the American
I bar, and is now praaifing at New York.—On the
s3th of February, the returns of the votes of the dif-
' fereht States for Prefident and Vice Prefident were
opened) in the prefence of both Houfes of Conga's,
in the Senate Chamber, at twelve o'clock, when it
appeared. there we're for Mr. JaFFlesow, as Prefident,
tbs ; for Groton Ct.:lma, as Vice Prefident, 167;
for Mr. C. Pi/mealy, as Prefident, 14 ; and Mr.
Rufus KING, as Vice Prefident, 14. The two for-
mer were oLcourfe declared duly eleaed.
By the New York mail which arrived On Saturday
a letter has been received by the owners of the Ur•
TON CASTLE, Captain Pavia, ftating, that fhip to
have been taken and carried into the Mauritius by one
of Limois' fquadron. The letter ii written by Capt.
Pavia from the place of his captivity, who makes no
mention whatever of the Prince of Wales Ealt India-
map, fo long miffing, and refpeeting which fo much
feriousapprehenfion has been entertained.

The following is an extra& of a letter, dated Co-
lombo, Augull 2, 1804 ; " Nothing of importance has
occurred here fince the maffacre at Candy. Several
(mall detachments have been out and returned after
annoying the enemy wherever they met them, an 4
ludic taken a little provifion, fuch as rice and cattle ;
btlt a general attack is intended from all quarters:.
General Wlstyss is at prefect on his tour to make
the neceffary arrangements. We are not very fan-
Isuine in our expillations of the refult. We rather
apprehend the lots of many valuable lives by the jun-
gle fever, than any material injury to the enemy ;
they have little to ink, Co little can be gained."