Star.
London, England, 1805-10-21 00:00:00

MALTA, AUGUST if.

The following is an extras of a letter from an Of.
facer belong;ng to the Britith Forces there
Sir JAMES CRAIG arrived here in the LIVRLY
cn the t 7th ult. and his little army came to
anchor the following morning. As he had previonfly
notified Wird& as Commander of the Forces in the
Mediterranean, every thing was prepared for his find
their reception, and every individual of the garrifon
was in the Cullen expetiation of being immediately
called into aftive fervice. He has reviewed with great
zniourenefs each regiment feparately, and from she
whole has feleiled the following for the field, viz. the
zoth, z7th, 35th, 58th, 6,R, W•TTEVILLA'S Regi-
ment, Soo fit not the whole) of the Corficans, which,
with the detachment of Artillery, and five troops of
the soth light dragoons, a ill form a compael little
army of a, gallant and as highly dikiplined troops
as any in Europe. The tranfports are ready to
receive them, fo that only a few hours will be requi •
file to complete the embarkation.
" Did the fucccfs of our enterprises depend folely
on military ardour, and a bravery that borders on
nerity ; our land, like our lea armaments, would
be the envy and admiration of Europe. but unfor.

tnnately there is a fomething which patalyfes all our
perations. Even now, great doubts are entertained
whether this force will ever be brought into anion
or not. The caufe of there delays is no doubt
sveighty ; and loch as probably no human wifdons
.uld obviate ; (for what can rode the Continental
P,,wers from their torpitude ?) yet, while we acknow-
ledge the neeelity. we cannot avoid lamenting the
nfequences. _ _

" The fall accounts from Egypt are of the moll
melancholy nature. The Arnauts and Mamelukes
feem to avoid each other. and to exert all their powers
in plundetitig the defeeoclefs inhabitants. and in corn;
milting the molt atrocious cruelties. The left bank
of the Nile, it is Paid, is nearly defcrted ; and that
country, which hµ been conliciered from time imme-
cnotial, as the granary of the adjacent territories,
can now hardly tunas the miferable remains of its
perfeeuted cultivators.

" Our naval force confifis of five frigates, which
have nothing to oppofe them. They, as well as our
privateers, often bring in paltry prizes, prototoypes
.f the diminutive commerce of the Great Nation.—
Captain lizarmoNo, of the Lively, is fenior officer.
The Juno and Morgiana are ordered off Cadiz."

LONDON.

MONDAY, OCTOB4R it.
nucr OF STOCKS THIS DAY A r ONE O'CLOCK:
- Coultas, for monty, 581—for November 01 39.
Ocuthrtn, money, 3}—payment, 3} 4—Red. SS-
PRICE OF STOCKS ON SATURDAY :
5 per Cent. Red. Ann. 371 38 India Beads. is. prem.
3 per Cent. Conf. sEIL hint 3 per Cents. 85.1 86}
4 per Cent. 7411 Exciseq. Bills, par all.prens.
s per Cent Navy, Cone for ace.. .39134 39
Long Ana 16 7-14

A Ruffian fqnadron (the fame we fuppofe that was
ken force days ago off the Frith of Forth) com-
manded by Commodore Zoe IVI N, has paffed through
The Downs for Portfmouth ; but ultimately, we be-
lieve, for the Mediterranean. It confills of five f.
of The line and one frigate.

The Rochefort fquadron is believed to be arl at
fem. The RATTLER, of 18 guns, had nearly
captured by it lately off the coati of Ireland, but
efcaped by obferving their fignals to be dill-et cn, f. om
thole of a Btitith Beet. Admiral SriRLING is Riil in
quell of them.

The Hamburgh Mail, due yenerday, not having
arrived, we are able to add but little to the details
that have appeared in this paper refpeCting the viola-
tion of the Pi uffian territory by the French tt (sops.—
Their objeft in rifking the difpleafure of the King of
Prunia feemS to have been to out9.anl: the Auftrian
army, and gain an advantage in pofition by taking
a Mort route. It has had the effect to render the
position of the Auflrians on the Lech fo infecure that
they feet= to be transferring their head quarters from
Mirdelheim to Landfperg, on the right bank of the
Lech. If the Aunt-fans confider themfelves inferior
in numbers to the enemy, and do not rely on the
firength of the pofition in Bavaria to which they are
about to retire, It is by no means improbable that
they may evacuate the v.-hole of the Eleetorate, and
falling back to the Inn, there wait the arrival of the
Ruffians. Their retrograde movements at prefent,
therefore, are of little confequence, and while delay
is fo much in their favour, their belt courfe is to
avoid a battle. Whether the outrage of France,
committed againft the Pruffian territory, may induce
the Court of Berlin to join the Allies, time mutt
chew ; but it has already had the tired to induce that
Court to notify officially to the Confederates, " that
his Pruffi an Majesty will allow a free paffage to the
Ruffians through his dominions, and that he will
make no oppofition whatever to the entrance of the
Allies into Hanover."

We can now Rate, frcm good authority, that Par-
liament will be convened for the difpatch of bufinefs,
on Tuefday, the 2 111 of January nest.
His MAJESTY, on Friday !aft, accompanied by
feveral Noblemen, paid a vifit to Hampton Court,
and were highly gratified with a fight of the gardens,
in which there is now the fine! vine in Europe to
be feen. It grows out of one (talk, fills the green
houfe, and bears upwards of two thonfand tour hun-
dred bunches of grapes.
On Saturday their May s sr* vs, the Plt twcessf s and
the Dukes of KENT and CAMBRIDGE took an airing
in Richmond Pat k.

Yelterday their MAJCSTiRS, the Dukes of YORK
and Co maaat.atio, and the PatacksSES, attended Di
vine Service at Kew Chapel, and heard a fermon
preached by the Bilhop of EXETER, from the 13th
Chapter of St. Mark, and 37th verfe.
Yelterday the Royal Family dined with the Duke
of CU 61BERLAND at Kew.

Ydierday Lord T. HELEN'S vilited their MAJES.
TIES.

Lord CATHCART iS appointed AmbafEtJor at the
Court of St. Petcriburgh, in the room of Lord Ls.
Vilma GOVIER, who hat. delired to be recallel
It is a fad that the Lord Lieui.enantcy of Ireland
was, within there few days, offered to the Earl of
Mosta, who declined it.

A minute was made by the Treafttry Board Tome
weeks ago, that on account of the inmate of the bu-
finds of that Office, a third Secretary was neceff.try.

A Board Commiffinaers to Audit Military Ac-
counts, has been appointed with a falary of roool. a
year each. It cant:lfs c•f three Members, a military
man, a lawyer, and a merchant. The three Mem-
bers appointed are Lieutenant Colonel ELLIOT,
CHASLES Moots, Efq. and— DAWKINS, Elq.

We learn that a uew fyflem has taken place at the
War Office, which is, that all Accounts belonging
enthe Army are to be finally fettled in the (pace of
„, months from the date of their delivery into the
Offitt•

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