Star.
London, England, 1804-12-06 00:00:00

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The !hips of which the fleet confided which arrived
from the Mediterranean, on the 3d of November,
and anchored at the Motherbank. have mod of them
fince that time been lying under quarantine in Stand-
gate Creek. We think it a duty, however, to men-
tion a circumilance of which we have been informed,
but which we fincerely hope will not turn out to be
the 4a, that feveral veffels have been releafed from
quarantine though they arrived with foul Bills of
Health, and the time required by law is not yet ex-
pired. We are confident that the bare mention of
fuch a rumour as we have Ratedt will induce a pro-
per inquiry, by ►hofe in whofe department it lies, to
afcertain whether there be any truth in it. and to
adopt means to prevent the recurrence of a pro-
ceeding which threatens the community with fo
much danger.' We need hardly add, that it will
give us much fatisfa6ion to be enabled to Rate to the
public that our information was incorrea, and in-
deed we Dope that it will prove fo. We think, how-'
ever, that its truth or falfehood will be afcertained
with greater facility by our mentioning fpecifically
the 'edits faid to have been releafed.
The name of one of them ha► not been Rated to
us, which, though (be arrived &redly from Gibraltar,
was releafed within very few days. while the lay at the
Motherbank. On the ziltb of November an order
arrived in the Creek to releafe (hips which were in
ballail ; among the number releafed were--
The Daarafter tranfport, 6csorz wafter, with hawse and
bedding, and paffeniscrs, from Glbrakar.—Youl bM of health.
Thetis tranfport, from Malta, but had communication with
Gibraltar; paffengera and bauage...—Fotil bill of health.

Hefter traafport, from Gibraltar, with palkogera.—Foul hill.
Three others, it is Paid, were rehired on the fame
day.—Several more 'eget, from Gibraltar, with
paffengers, and precifely coming under the fame de-
fcription as thofe releafed, via. of Mny in balafl, are
however nil! detained. 7be family of the Ryarantne-
Meer at bibrattar, ebbs did three day: before the de-
parture of the fleet, was 0s board one of the AP 41:
aborted. One of thole alfo difcharged had a quantity
of foldiers' bedding on board, taken in at Gibraltar!!
Among the fhipa am detained are
The Anne, brig, from Trietle, cargo different articles of ma,
digitalis. taken in atria...ocm tun of health, having bed
no ecoomunkation at Gibraltar.
Aid. Wig, from Sicily. laden with produce of that MM.—.
Clean bell; did not omununkatt with Gibraltar.
Flora, brig. from Saynaa..—Cican bill; had so consinnnicsdas
at Gibraltar; our drags.
Thefe have been detained, becau(c tdy an se in
Salle
No man who reads the AR 41 Ceo. 3. C. 80.• la
dilcover, that by that a& ford bills of &deb are to
be preferred to clean owl. Nor is it credible
that filch was the intention of the (overeign authority
in paging it nor could the Order of Council intend
that veffels with foul bills thould be difcharged flout
quarantine. In obedience to a proclamation, illued
aoth July, tBOO. Matters and Mates of Merchant.
men are required to anfwer to a long thing of inter-
rogatories on oath. To what pnrpofe the oath, if an
Order of Council is to be fo interpreted as to defeat
its objeß
A paffenger of difiinflicn was landed on the 28th
ult. who left Gibraltar during the height of infeßion.
The rank, the virtue, the accomplifhments of that
perfon may merit every dillinaion, excepting this :
for it will not be contended, that great or good qua

lilies can exempt an individual from the danger of
receiving or communicating infeition. The laws of
quarantine can admit of no exception in favour of
virtues. accomplifluneuts, or rank ; and every viola•
Lion of this rule may be complained of as a flagrant
injuilice to all paft and future pafengers in the fame
circumfancet• _ _

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No perfon can doubt of the wifdom of the exilling
laws, but the propriety of a departure from them
may certainly be quellioned ; ■nd if Government
transports or (lore 'hips with foul bills are to be dit
charged, the Public in general, and the Proprietors
in particular of Mips with clean bills, have reafoo to
complain. _ _ _

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While the udadeefa moo, is detained from refpea
to the public fears, no one is judified in repining;
but it a limited number of (hips, under circumflances
of greater fisfp;fiees. be liberated, while thofe under a
kfr ate detained, the latter cannot but feel their de-
tention as a partial and an arbitrary imprifuensent;
without accufation; and without the benefit of a
Habeas Corpus.
We cannot believe that his Majeßy's Minitten in-
, tended that 'ads with fed should be freed from
quarantine, and we are confident that the feels above
Rated, if true, will not be difregarded. If the laws of
quarantine are to be difperifed with in this manner,
inßead of continuing to be the palladium of public
health, they will become merely a fource of emolu
meat to a number of officer!.

The other evening the Young Rada% in com-
pany wilh his father and two Itiends, (upped at
hotel ; aticr fupper the converfati ni turned on the
!attunes that had been mAde by different annrs,
when one oldie gentlemen, tooting Shakfpeare, raid
Thrre La a tide in the alf.v.o:.
• Which, taken at the Good, Ir

•gt to (mtge.'s"

Trne, Sir, replied the Ynurg Rnictu‘, and T think 4
,4tohn tide is the ben, fo I ail try fortune in :n^•-
ways than one, and inaantly ordered the wane: tr.
hay him a ticket in the cn(uing grand LtAter', which
L-gins drawing the :Bth January peat.