Star.
London, England, 1807-01-21 00:00:00

RUSSIAN ARMY.

The public have for force time known, that the
Command of the Ruffian Army is entrufted to Ge-
neral KAMINSKY, but the circumflances which led
to this promotion have never yet been publicly tinted.
They were briefly thefe :
After the battle of Autlerlitz this veteran, grieved
at the difafter, could not refrain from (peaking his
fentiments freely tefpeaing the management of the
Army on that occasion. His obfervations having
reached the Emperor's ear s,Acs KANDE a fent for him,
and after a little converfation, afked the General's
opinion refpeaing the condua that had been follow-
ed on the day of battle. The veteran replied with
great coolnef.., " Soldiers have no right to complain
at any thing that happens where their Monarch ex•
poles his perfon along with theirs; but if General
Kusrusorr had managed the army as it was manag-
ed on that day, he would have been (hot." The
Emperor, far from being difpleafed with the it.linua-
tion of an old Soldier againft his juvenile General.
Chip, on eolleaing the immenfe army that has been
fent to oppufe the French, fent to General KA MI F

SKY an offer of the command. He accepted it—
but, it is underflood, with this Hipulation, that
neither the Emperor nor his brother fhould join the
army ; and in cafe of bringing forward a referve,
thould not accompany it farther that Riga.
General Kastriasity, in confequence, takes urn
himfelf the whole refponfibility. He was bred under
General Suw*uow, and in Rtalia is confidered as
a man not troubled with " the compuneions vifitings
of Nature." Generals PENGKATION and KuvusGrr
gland high in the enimation of the Ruffian army, as
Hat rate generals, but neither of them are employed
on the prefent occafion. They were both at Pettit.-
,
bnrgli when the laft letters came from that city.

The Duke of Marlborough packet from the Lee-
ward Hands, the arrival of which we announced
?efierday, brings letters from St. Thomas's, which
give a molt afilieing account of the difaflers (a third
time experienced there within two years) occalioned
to the inhabitants of that devoted ifland by fire. That
part of the town which was defiroyed in the fame way,
Vwo years ago, and had been rebuilt, was again found
in flames, at twelve o'clock on the night of th. 3d
December, which raged with unabated fury until
nearly the whole was in allies. -The greater part of
the inhabitants efcaped with theist live, but had
icarcely time to cloath themfelves, fo rapidly were
they puifued by the flames. The letters received

mere written immediately after the misfortune, and
the affair is, in confequence, incoherently dricrihed.
Negro huts were become the habitations of the belt
families, one of which was allotted to each family.
It is flated, that 7 Bths of the whole property in the
aind has been thus unfortunately confirmed, the
vlifue of which cannot at prefeut be accurattly Ake,-

tained ; but it is ftippeed that it 'rill. be found to
amount to nearly three hundred thoufand pounds
'letting.— Fire Engines were lately feht out to the
iftand (and are now on the vdyage) by the lift fleet
which failed from England.
There are no letters from Tobago, St. Vincent's,
or any of the fouthern Wands, in confequence, it is
fuppofed, of the capture of the mail boat from thence,
which had not reached St. Kitt's on the t4th ultimo.
Fifteen privateers, mounting from one to eighteen
guns each, frpm Guadaloupe and Martinique, were
cruifing in November Taft, and had captured a mail
boat, a vefrel called the Governor Beckwith, and the
Rigby.—The Rigby was taken after an engagement
of two hours, in which the loft 20 men.

Extra& of a letter, dated St. Kitts, Dec. r 4, iRo6:
" The Mail-boat, with the letters frum the South-
ern Elands, is not arrived, and I am aft aid fume
accident Ras happened to her, and that the' Mails
will not reach this packet. There are two or three
(mall privateers from St. Eullatia, which do much
miichief, and I am fearful will har'afs the trade about
this Maud, during the loading of the !hips. The
ROBERTSON,TriaI, from St. Bartholomew's, wasout
out of Sandy Point Bay on the sth instant. by a
French privateer, and carried into St. Eufhtia. A
floi.p, belonging to GRAHAM, HAVES, and Co. of
Liverpool, from the Windward Craft rf Africa, was
cacti, and carried into Guadeloupe cn the 3oth tilt.
—The Vanguard, of Liverpool, is taken off Old
Calabar, by two French frigates and a brig.'?
The letters from Trinidad are to the [ft Decetnber,
which, in fpeaking of their late importation of Chinefe,
fay, that, with good looking after, fix of them are
found capable of doing as much in a month as the
fame number of Negroes will perform in a wed
;
that they are ufeful in the management of flock, are
gocd gardeners, and underhand the tillage and pre-
paration of land—but that at prefect there is no pro-
fpe& of their ever becoming complete fubtlitutes for
Slaves.

It would appear that Miniflers are Rill in the dark
with regard to Buenos Ayes. Lord Howicx, laR
night, in the lioufc of 'Commons, in anfwer to a
quettion put to 'aim by Sir T. TURTON, whether Go-
vernment had any farther information refpeefing that
Izttl:ment than was already before the public, replied
in the negative, Rating, that be was not aware of any
farther communication having reached Government.
A circular letter has ben tranftnitted to the Corn.
manders of Yeomanry corAs in the LiMerick
in Ireland, deliring them to be extremely careful in
infpeeting the arms and accoutrements of the mem-
b.rs of their corps. The objea of the circular letter
is Bated to be that of afcertaining, by aan.4l infpeo-
(ion, the Rate and number of the arms belonging to
each. corps.

Lail week the Kinfcleare Volunteer Infantry tent
in their arms and refignation, Captain P..t. Pr, their
Commander, having withdrawn hirafelf from them.
TheFifefhire militia, which matched from Dover on
ruefday, was dellined f'r Brahourn Lees; but, on
the arrival of the firf divition at Rye, it was ordered
to proceed to Silverhill, whither the fecond divifion
has 4110 followed.

The Loan CHANCELLOR was prevented from going
in (late to the Drawing room on Monday, owing to
the coachmaker not being able to repair the !tate-
cart iage, and take off the arms of Lord ELDON from
the carriage and panneb.

In our account of the illuminations yellerday, in
honour of her Majefly's Birth-day, we omitted to
mention that on the Warehoufe at Charing Cu Is,
near the Admiralty, (appointed by the Direanrs of
the Intlitution to fecure health and prevent pettilential
difeafes in hot climates, by the dills ibution of the
Yellow Fever Remedy,) were difplayed ft me very
appropriate devices, that exhibited much talk, and
were beautifully and fupeibly illuminated with fore-
rAl hundred variegated lamps.

I-14 Grace the DHICC of Nostno MBE It ALND being
appointed Cnlonel of the Royal Regiment of Horre
Guards (Blues), gave an elegant and lumptuous
dinner to all the Officers, and mutt beef and plumb.
pudding to all the Privates, with plenty of ale, to
drink her MAJErry% health, &c.

Lail week came on the EleEtion at Minehead, So.
merfetthire, to return a Member in Parliament, in
the room of Sir JOHN LETHBRIDGE, Bert. whn hab
accepted the office of Steward of one of the Eaten.'
Cniltern Hundreds, when Joutd Fo►ck►s
Efq. was returned without the kali oppolition.
The Committee to whom the Petiti.ns relative to
the Horibam Eldtion were referred, have concluded
their inveitigatian, and d.cided that the tilting Mem-
bers, Lerch PALMERSTONE and FITZHARRIR, were
not duly elated, and that the Reittrit (hall be
amended by inferring the names of the petitioning
Candidate.

On Thurfday night lall, about twelve o'clock, a
fire was difcovered in a (mall room adjoining the
Town-ball at Louth, which is occafionally ufed as a
prifon, and where one of the privates belonging to
the sth Regiment of Dragoons was at that time con-
fined for being in a !late of intoxication. The alarm
was immediately given, but the kcy of the room not
being at hand, every effort was for fume time inef-
teaually made to break open the door. It was at
length, however, effeeted, arid the poor man was
dragged out of the flames a rniferahle °hie& I There
appeared tome figns of life ; but he died in a very few
minutes.

CORN EXCHANGE,' MAR K•LANI, Jaw. 21.—The
fupplies of Wheat here to-day are eonfiderahle,
famples of Injure quality are nearly at our last
quoted prices, but the !ales of fic,•nd and ordinary
are extremely dull, and at left prices—Bo-ley ar-
rives again in very large fupplies, excepting prime
famples it is cheaper and a falling article—Malt
likewife—White Peas are cheaper, and but finall
variation in Beans of the two kinds—Oats are in
confiderable fupplies, and this trade is quoted lower
—Flour is ♦ery plentiful, rood few (ales at the higheil
quotation—Good American 451. to sos. per bat rd.

THE ORAWErs;

The following will effeivally difpel the fears en
terrained of the enemy'b having landed in the Orkney
Hands:
"Orkney Mande, St. Margaret's Hope, Jri 1. *Soy:
Lieutenant Colonel Sinclair, Commanding 31 Battalion of Caith-
nefs Volunteer., to the Right Hon. the Earl of Caithnefs, &c.
ate. his Majefty's Lord Lieutenant of that County.
" MY I...RD—Major Rofe would acquaint your
Lord(hip yellerday, that a quorum of your Deputy
Lieutenants (who had then met at Thurfo, in conk-
quence of a reputt of a French privateer having been
wrecked vn the ifland of Pinta, and that the crew
had thrown up a fmall work and planted their guns
thereon ; that they had likewile feized on ail the
boats in the ifland, with a view to make captures,
and to entirre their cfcape, Scc.; that they Ordered
me to proceed to Orkney with as ma of the Vo-
lunteers as could be immediately colleaed—which
we did, on board of four @fling Imackt, who offered
their Cervices.
" The two 'Mao companies were inflanly em-
barked, and welt joined, about one o'clock this
morning, by Captain Maim two firbalter ns, and 30
privates oldie Straw Gleitone Company.
" I proceeded with the Volunteer s under my com-
mand to the Pan Hope, where we et' ive,l about five
o'clock A. M. and were informed, that the report
was partly falfe and partly true. A lugger.of 16
gnis and very fufpicinus appearance wa. leen to have
'anchored there a few days before, which created a
great deal of uneafinefs and alarm to the unarmed
inhabitants, the (hipping, and trade. Eighteen fiihing
fmacks formed themfelves into a crescent for their
own defence, and at the fame time difpatched the
Expedition, Jack mailer, (with the intelligence that
now appears to have been a very inaccurate and ex-
aggerated account of the danger) for prompt Air-
tance. '1 he clergyman of this pari(h was on the eve
of acquainting the Commander of the Forces in
Scotland of the circumilance, when the occafion of
the alarm was dilcovered.

" It will afford your Lordfhip fatisr:Elinn to know,
that the Volunteers turned our with the utmoft ala
crity, vying with each other who fhould be foremoft,
and feemingly chiding their Commanding Officer for
delay, who, horn his refponlibility, felt it his duty
to make fome neceffary arrangements for the com•
fort of the men, refpeaing provitions, &c. which
your Lordfhip knows to be indifperdably necelfary
when about to encounter inch a critical and danger-
ous fea as the Pentland Firth is known to be at thi.
feafon of the year. We were accompanied by Lieut.
Lurchin, of the Royal Navy, Capt. James Ficnder-
fon, of the Clyth Volunteer, to all as a furgeon, and
Mr. Peter Swaney, who alfo volunteered his fervices.
44 We found, on our arrival at this ifland, Captain
John Grant, of the sth Britifh Militia, and J. Dun.
bar, Ed+ (who had embarked on board the filhing
fmack, which brought the intelligence to Sabfter
Roads) with a view of ailing as circumitances might
require in aid of our operations.
" I have the molt confident belief, that had the
report been real, the enemy would have got an earnelt
of what they may at all times exp4l from thitone in
the defence of their country.
" When the wind favours, which now blows hard,
I propofe immediately to return to the main land
with thnfe under my command.
64 1 have the honour to be, my Lord, your Lord•
Ihip's Very obedient and faithful humble let vant,
(Signed) 44 JAMES SiMCLAIK,
" Lieut. Col. 3d Batt. Caithnefs Volunteers.
" The Earl of CAiTN I is, &c. &e. Edinburgh."
ABFRDEFN, JANUARY 17.
. .

The vefrel liranded in the Orkneys, and re.
ported to be a French privateer, as formerly men-
tioned, is now found to he an American. The Thurfo
Volunteers, on the &it alarm, after obtaining the
cunfent of the Lieutenancy, embat ked with the molt
laudable 11)44 and alacrity, under the c..mmand of
Lieutenant C. lonel SINCLAIR, fur the Orkneys, on
hoard four London fmacks (the mailers of which
volunteered their fervice.) t.r meet the enemy ; and
have line returned, with a repurt, that the veirel
proves to he an American logger in ballad. Under
all the circumllances, we think the cafe appears very
folpiciou., and is fu'cli as ought to be vet y flrialy
examined into before the logger he allowed to proceed.

Lill of Seamen and NlArines laved from the Athe-
nienne, of 6+ guns, which was loft in the Mediterra-
nean #
![AMEN. SEAMPN. StAMEN.
Benjamin Macon William Reynolds Thoniaa Jones
William M'Cann James Young R. Towrifeutl
William Tompkins James Buck William Barnett
Whn Chrillopher William Hills TCh atham
illiam Watfon Richard Rex John Gamble
Michael Shoubert Robert Garrick William Inglis
John Kyle William Hall William O'Brian
Thomas Jones Aritori Francis Samuel Duchcfs
Thomas Bainton Evan Jones William Dodds
James Hall James Dunlop William Collett
William Antic. :as Gtorge 1-I ill Samuel Hitchcock
John liatetnan Thomas Simpfon Charles Holtz
Robert Hutton James Brown K. Hillier
William Williams F. Solomon William Hill
J. Domini Henry Hume Francis Forrefter
John Cony Jofeph Bord George Tall .r
George Butterfield John Anderfon Williian Arnittrong
joliph Hicks Edward Belifield
Robert Denny R Chapman ROTS.
George White Alexander Small Samos! Vincent
William Arnold James Marcbant Richard Murray
Charles Field John Condrin &fluid Mendock
nfeph Hicks George Hiatt?'
J --.
ames Borges Samuel Cennel ROYAL MARINES.
Philip Junes John Benton Jaf Batts Privre
Evan kolics Samuel Wylliard George Farmer do.
H. Fellows John Hereon William Pollan do
William Rabnage ames Pavey Francis Cookfon do.
Edward Minton ohn Fon B. ifayts .. do.
John Cogan John Js*ts Wm,: Marlow do.
William Manning R 'tvialj Edward Hill do.
Thomas Williamfon Winiam Patton Wm. Williams do.
Michael Norton nouns Little John Barnfley do.
lidward Budd WEliam White stmt.' coos
John Loft P. Clauley Robert Haideomb.
The above perf6ns were fuldequenily on beard the
Pompee, of 74 guns, Admiral Sir S. Smirti, at Pa.
lermo.

Monday a Court Martial was held on board the
PRINCASS ov Ostamca, in the Dawns, on the Sub-
Lieutenant of the INDIGNANT gun brig, whiet Lifted
the greaten part of the day, when he was sentenced
to be broke :IS a Sub• Lieu enint, and to ferve as a
Midihipman, the charges blin4 fully proved.
On Monday an inquelt was held on a child at
Shadwell, who being lefr alone in a room drank fame
boiling water from the (pout of a tea kettle, and died
loon atter. The Jury returned a verdi& of—Aeci.
dental Death.