Star.
London, England, 1805-06-19 00:00:00

WEST INDIES.

KINGSTOII, APRIL 13 —The horfe and foot mi-
litia in the windward p..rirhes have been on inceffant
duty for feveral days. The. co:ill was never better
defended, nor at any time preftnted a more hatile
front to an invadingenemy than at the prefent moment.
FAL/4011TH, APRIL Io.—Since our hit the differ-
ent detachments of the 55th regiment from the Black
Grounds, Savannahla-Mar, Lucia, and Montego
Bay, have marched into this town. We have now
the whole of that regiment, comprifitig near boo
men, which, to appearance and exaEt difci.line, is
equal to any in his Majetty's fe.rrice. •
Tile defence flips ate judicionfly moored n a line
stcrofs the harbour, manned by the voluntary iervices
of the Captains and crews of the fhippir.g in port.
forming a moil refpeitable battery of frorn 8o to 100
guns. With this force, and the Trelawny regiment
of militia, we confider out (elves fully adequate to de-
feat any attempt of the enemy.

We feel it an agreeable duty to announce on this
occafion the unfolici:cd offers of fervice from the
American Captains in port, in behalf of themfelves
and crews, wherever they could be ufeful.
We underttand the Captains of merchant (hips at
Montego Bay have given in a lil of all the effective
feamen who are ready to come forward to terve on
the batteries on (bore, or as Captain Ross, of la
Props ftigatc, cruizing off that port, may deem molt
proper.
In addition to the former works at that port, feve-
ral batteries of heavy artillery are eret9ing, and two
furnaces for red hot (hot, in eligible fituations for the
proteCtion of the town and (hipping.
ST. JACO DF. LA VEGA, MARCH 23.—A general
mutter of the militia of this town took place on the
race courle on Monday, which, we are happy to oh
ferve, was flume/111111y attended ; there :.ave been (e-
-vent private mutters in the courfe of the week, and
all have evinced much alacrity and zeal on this I.c.
cation. His Excellency the Commander in Chief
has iffued another circular letter to the Commanders
of Militia, direaing them to mutter their corps one
day in each week until further orders. His Excellency
exptas that every one fit for duty will attend, as far
as the prefent circumflances of the country will allow,
and he hopes loon to relieve them from loch frequent
mutters ; which, however, cannot be dilpenfed with
at prefent.
We undertland it is the intention of Government to
have the Abergavenny moored at the head of the
harbour, nearly abreaft of Cathie Fort, and to plant
a battery of heavy artillery cn her. which may prove
of effential fervice thould the enemy have the auda-
city to make any attempt on this quarter.

HAMBURGH AND GOTTENBURGH MAILS.

A letter from Gottenburgh, dated the 3d infl. eon.
tains the following :—" The German mail of yeller-
day brought a private letter to Gcttenburgh, Elating
the following to be the laconic answer of the King of
Prufna to the King of Sweden upon the latter's re-
turning the Order of the Black Eagle :
" recu l'Ordre de I'Aigle N. it donc je vow ai decore, et
rcfpere quo cola (nit la dcrniere prcuvc de rotre mud, rie.

" FRI-11111:C GUILLAUME."

TRANSLATION:

a i Lave received the Order of the rt..ck Foi;le, with which I
Lad decorated you, and I hope that this will be the laft proof of
your fully. " rat:orarcsviwAst."
CADIZ, MAY 10..--Ten (Up of the line ate LOW
fitting out here.
ITALY, MAY 70.—When JFROITE 11,NAP•KYD.
ar-
tived at Alexandria, he found titre a letter from the
Emperor at Milan, upon which he immediately fet
out for Genoa.

Mimics OF ma ME MY, JUNE 4.—The l3ilhop of
Mentz has received from the Emperor NAPOLEON a
geld ling, emichcd with an emerald, with the fol-
lowing letter :
" My Lord Bifhop—l fend yon an epifcopal ring,
and wills you to wear it. You will perceive in it, a
proof of the fatisfattion I feel at having been able to.
reftore peace and unanimity within vonr diocefe.
" Given at the Palace of the Thuilleties.

(Signed) NA/OLEON."
VIIIIII A. Juw a t.—lt is faid that the Emperor,
who arrived at Prague on the 3oth of May, will pro-
ceed to Egra, where it is ciancluded that an interview
cm the frontiers between his Imperial MajellY and the
Ring of Pruffia is not unlikely.—Nest month, it is
faid, the regiments will begin in their gnat lets the
new abridged fyflem of exercife laid down for the
infantry and cavalry, by General Macs, in conjunc
tion with Colonels RADYSKY and WkINZOTTEN, and
particularly fuch as will be praCtifed in the manceovres
that will take place in the camps of Pettau, Cafhau,
Cracau and Summering, in the months of Auguft and
September. A lift of the different regiments ordered
to the different camps is publithed.
Cotarrawramopts, MAY 10.—The F-ench inter-
preter, M. JouIIERT, has not yet fucceeded in obtain.
ing an audience of the Grand Seignior, and therefore
has not yet relented the Emperor NA ro4Enh's letter.
The fquadron fitted out by the Porte to ciuize in
the Mediterranean, is now completely equipped,arated
and manned, and this day a divifion confining of two
chips of the line, three frigates, four corvettes, and
other valets, has failed for the lonian Sea.
MAHON, MARCH aa.—The day before yencrday,
about 9 o'clock in the evening, advice was received
from Curtadella, that an Engl:fh fquadron of 5 sips
of the line, 7 frigates, and z brigs, had made its ap-
pearance on the Coaft, and feerned .o threaten a clef-
cent ;'the Governor immediately took all the necef-
fairy meafures for the defence of the Ifland. The
troops were in a moment under arms, and fattened
to the place where an attack might be expetted.—
Yefterday, however, we learned that the Squadron
which had occafinned the alarm, had failed away to
the Eaftward, and was no longer in fight. The zeal
n.anifened by the Garr icon on the occafion, and the
patriotic courage difplayed by the inhabitants, fuf-
ticiently proved, that fhould the Englith make an
attempt on this Ifland, they will be vigoroufly re-
ELsiwFutt, JUNE 7.—ln the courfe of fall month
( lay) i 617 !hips paired the Sound ; and from the
z.; to the sth init. 141. There are now four Englins
rmed earls, and above 200 others, lying in our
ito,td We here, as in the neighbouring countries,
hope for a fpeedy change in the cold and Itormy wea-
her which fill prevails : we have dailf„rain and hail,
are obliged (till to keep fires.

P.4RIAMENTARr PRQCEEDINGS.'

HOUSE OF LORDS, TUESDAY, JUNE itt.

ROUSE PEERAQE.
Purfnant to the Order of the Day, their Lord&lps received Into
a Committee of Privileges, and Lord WALSINGHAM having
taaen the Chair, Counfel and evidence were further heard, re-
fpetfling the claim of Lady Henry Fitzgerald to the above ba-
rony; the Duke of Rutiand's defence of his thie to the fame, ate.after which the farther coach:ration of the cafe was deferred till
Friday.
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The ftrangcrs were then ordered to withdraw; and prayers
were read ; but ftrangers remained for fomc time excluded.
On our re-entering U. Houle. the Duke of NORFOLK 111311
making lonic obfervations with refpcet to the Salford o,ltuter Sef-
Bons Bill, which shortly after was read a third time and paired.
The other Bills upor the table were forwarded to that refpee-
tire Rae. Among theft the &kith and kith Militia Pay and
Clothing Bills. the Lottery BilL the Ida Paper nut y,and the Mi-
litia Adjutants Bills, were read a fecood time, and feverally order-
ed to be committed.

On the diecaSon of the third reading of the Bath Small Debts
Bill, a lhon converfation between the Duke of NORFOLK and
the LORD CHANCELLOR took place, which applied rather to
the gencril fohjedt, of which the particular meafure formed a
p3rt, than to the Bill itfch.--The Bill was palled wtthout farther
ranarks.