Star.
London, England, 1805-11-27 00:00:00

Total

The Admiralty Bulletin !fates, that ten Spanilh
and nine French of the line, form the total loft d
the enemy ; but we apprehend this does not include
the Rayo, taken when Gasvima came out the fecond
time, otherwife the total lots, including thole taken
by Sir R. STIIIOII.II, would be 23, not 2+. If the
Admiralty Bulletin includes the Rayo, the total ef-
caped mule be ten, and not nine. We believe, how-
ever, that the above ftatement is corral.

Thus Lord Nieson's eager and patriotic wifh of
utterly annihilating the combined Fleets, may be
(aid to be accompliffied. Eight are added to flip
navy of this country, and fixteen are entirely Init.—
The remaining nine cannot, for a long time, be fu
for fervice ; and at prefent a much longer period is
likely to elapfe before they caa make part of a Pet
capable of being really formidable.

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Yenerdav morning, his Maysivri the Daces
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Kanr stnd Catsaarace, Princeles Acuzurst
PHIA and AMELIA, attended by I..adY Wj ir3 v, Ge•-
neral T Roy, Colonels Ds sa apw.and TAT Lott, rode
on horfeback in Windfor Great. Parka 'Her-Moss-
TT and the other Princefes took-an airing ia a ear.'
riage and four, by Winkfield. • • •!--:-.
The Duke of KPNT went to Wiodtpr on Moridayi
OD a 'wit to their MAJESTIES. : •
The Q2een's Palace will be ready.foithe teceptios
of the Royal Family in a few days.
Yeflerday, about three o'clock, Lords Mut.aasys,
CesTs.saLsou, and CATHCAAT, and Mr. PITT, had
a confultation with the Commander in Chief, at his
office in the Horfe Guards. . -
Lord ICIITHCAILT took leave of his Royal High-
nefs previous to lis departure for St. Peteriburgh.—
The Royal Duke afterwards held a public day to
fee officers, and gave audierfcea to a number of olE-
cers of diftinaion.

Betides the fix regiments which lately failed from
the Cove of Cork, a further embarkationof troops in
that harbour has been ordered. The 26th regiments
which had been for tome time gnartergd. in Cork
garrifon, marched on Tucfday morning- io-Monkf•
town, where they embarked ;'the 79th marched in
there the fame morning front Mallow, and, with the
3d, or O!d Buffs, embarked onYednefday latt.
Major General the Right Honourable bon! rt
PHINSTONS, has been appointed to the command
the Waftern Diftrid, in the room of Major Genet...
Wgelyss, lately promoted to the rank of Licutcnint
General.

Sir Ross RT CALDER, it k determined, is to be tried
by a Court Martial, on board the PRINCE of WALES:
an order has been received at Pnrtfmouth to that
effed. Admiral Morn-awn is to be Prefident ; Ad•
mirals HoLLoway, Yawata, and STANHOPE, are to
be Members of the Court. No day is yet Ezed fcc
the trill.

Monday was married, by fpecial licence, at Kim.
bolton Caine, CHAS. PALMInt,II. of Luckley
Park, Berkfhire, to the Right Hon. Lady MADE LINA
Biscuits. The Duke and Duchefs of Mat/caul-1h
Duke and Duchefs of BIDFORD' Marquis of TAVl-
stocc, and lady Cummotts LiFtwitox, Were pr!•
feat>

PATRIOTIC FUND.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE STAR.

Sir—ln your Paper of the 22d infl. appeared a
letter figned Fabius, and under the head Patriotic
Fund, although for what good purpofe that head was
*framed, I cannot guefs, but I can refs eafily at
bad—very bad intentions, and aims at vile purpofes
by the infinuations in his Letter. I adopt the fame
head in order to call the attention of thofe who have
read his Epiftle.
Fabius, Sir, reminds me not a little of Don Quixote,
who conjured up foes which had no exiftence but in
his own perturbed fpirit, and made on them, as he
thought, a brilliant attack, and put them to the rout :
but Q2ixote was his fuperior in manners, for he had
comparatively little of the Billingfgate language to
b.: found in Fabius' Letter. His latter paragraph,
I believe no man will dare to vindicate the meannefe of
this prafiiee," was perhaps meant as a challenge—but,
to whom ? Is there found a man who would venture
forth to vindicate " the rafially practice of begging fob-
fcriptions for Pub.q.: Funds, from Privates and Drummer:
—from Common Soldiers and form:Ill Seamen—an infa-
mous fpecies of beggary, which would hueeze even out of
the Poor by the dirty means of rapidly under the cloak of a
Mendicant, and as drawing from Arras of ignominy by
practices which difgrace even beggary itfelf?"
Fabius knew his fafety when be penned thofe
words.—No man will furely come forward in the
teeth of fuch epithets to vindicate a conduit only
known by fuck epithets. But Fabius is only beating
the air till he fpeaks of such /4/Re--That he cannot
do : I than therefore difcard all this wildfire, which
I fufpee serves only as a cover, and to give vent to a
latent enmity to the Fund which he calls, nevcrthe-
lefs, a great and glorious scheme. If this was not
the cafe, why give fuch infinuations under the head
of Patriotic Fund? Has that Fund, Sir—that is—have
thole who manage it, defcended to the pradices which
Fabius calls rafcally ? If they have been capable of
conduit calculated to excite the blufhes of their
country, let him thew the instances, that fuch men
may be had in proper deteflation. He knows that
he cannot—He knows that the Fund which he does
not dare to calumniate in dime terms, is an honour.
able Fund—an open Fund—fupplied without the
shadow of attempt at perfonal folicitation on the part
of the Committee ; and is ntoft truly a Fund of (pen-
tineous at:lions of Patriotifin. Does he infinuate
that Commanders in his Majefty's fervice are the
wretches he defcribes ? To which of them will he
dare apply the accufation ? Nothing is caller than to
use foul language and call names ; but thofe who thus
aft are generally cowards, and not unfrequently
found the enemie► of the caufe they would have it
believed that they are, more than others, the pa-
trons of.
Fabius appears vaftly inclined to abate the rich.—
Have they been backward to afilft their poorer fellow
fubjees ? Let paft contributions to evety cafe of
need—let the large films in the Lift of Subferiptions
to the Patriotic Fund, for ever filence this vile detrac-
tor. And filial not thofe who folicit permiffion to
give their mite, to chew their good-will to fuffeting
fellow fubjetes, be permitted to to do becaufe they

cannot give more ? Does Fabius with to caft back
their voluntary donations as reproaches upon their
poverty, rather than let the acceptance applaud the
Britiffi fpirit found thing within them ? Is this what
Fabius wants And can Fabius be an Eng./An:an ? If
le is, let Me quote for the lilt time Come of his words,
44 talk ISt Country ! but at this thy degene-
rate Son." _
It is a left-banded' patrivtirni, .which;—under the
mafi; of fuperior delicacy and refinement in giving,
leeks to call a damp on the aBive and riling benevo-
lence of the country, put in motion by an unparal-
Itlled vielory, and in a critical moment. Let Fabius,
however, be affured that Engliffimen have difcern-
ment fufficient to fee through fuch a Wolf in sheep's
clothing ; and that not all which he can write, will
avail to reprefs either foldier or, failor, or the meaneft
in the land, from giving to the laudable purpofes of
the Patriotic Fund—and I truft that the general fpirit,
whirl I dpubt not will be manifefted on the day of
thankfgiving, will prove my expeaation juft.
veatraft.

• We feel
.the titthoft pleaftire in tinting, that the
Lords of the Admiralty, with a due regard for the
.feelings of she people, and a profound refpeCt for the
Memory of a Herotb.:ve direded the Navy Board to
cattle a fbip cltbvlinel of the firft rate to be laid
down upein theflip from Which the Oc E AN was launch-
ed,.to betallcd the NELsost;
The following is given as .a corral account nf
Lord NELSON'S Sword, which hhs erroneonfly been
(*aid to have been prefoited to the d.parted Hero•bY
Admiral Wm.rotA :—The Sword alluded to was a
finals (word, given :o him by hi; uncle, Capt. Mao.
t ICE Succamo, then Comptroller of the Navy, with.
this injunftion, 6' Hotta-no, I prefcnt you with this,.
on your promife to part with it but with your life !"
While he was advancing at Santa Cruz, he was
wonnded in his right wrist, and dropped his (word,
but on recollefting his uncle's injun&ion, recovered
it with his left hand. After being on board his (hip,
he fuffered amputation, and fome•time after under-
went a fecund operation near the (boulder, to prevent
mortification. _ _

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On the z3LI in(l. died. at his feat, at Sidnicnton, in
Hampthire, Admiral Sir ROBIRT KINGSI4III.9 Batt.
in the 7511) year of Lis age He is fucceeded in his
title and Hanpfhii e elates by his nephew, ROBERT,
ion of the Late E —DWAILD KINGSAII4L, Ertl. of DCIfiALL.