Star.
London, England, 1801-06-08 00:00:00

BRITISH ARAir rm Bonn.

By private letters from Officers in the BALA
army at Aboukir, we learn that the plan of opt.
rations in Egypt has changed. The force which
the French have at Rhamanie, amounting to three
thoufand men, is not a force collefted in the coun-
try, but is detached from the army at Alexandria.
They have left only fuch a garrifon there as they
think fufficient to the defence of the place ; and by
potting a ftrong body of troops at Rhamanie, they
hope to be able, by means of their cavalry, tokeep
the greateft pan of the Delta in their power, pre.
ferve the communication with Cairo, and be ready
1 in cafe Garr it xXti m s's fquadron fhould arrive at
any point, to facilitate the debarkation of the
molds which they expea, and which of courfe will
not attempt the-port, of Alexandria.
In confeqnence of this movcmeqt, deneral HUT.
.C 111241014 has determined alfo to move, and in foe
Ito take the field. Inftead of merely keeping his
pofition before Alexandria, and waiting for the
arrival of reinforcements, he has refolved to attack
the French at Rhamants,"and for this purpofc he
has detached General Csaonoce wish a firong bili.
dy of troops to join General St, xmcsa. He is to
follow himfelf, and begin a regular campaign in
the field—a plan certainly more hazardous than
that of remaining at Alexandria ; but if prolix.
rous, a plan which is likely to brintthe conceit to
a fpeedier concinfion.
The French are fo ftrong.la cavalry, that more
than one half of the Delta is completely in their
power ; and we anderfland that their horfe are toe
powerful to be attacked by the very inferior horfe
we have been able to collat. The war,
' fore, has fb far changed its chorafter, that
, Read of its depending on which-patty than fief
receive fuccours, it is to depend on tie fuperiority
'of military fill and valour, as well as du the
chance of battle.
It is thought that GAST:MAIM IN fquadrou will
endeavour to avoid Sir Joan Wmaaa by taking a
very Northern comic--to the North, for infante,
of the ifland of Candr; and that in this way it is
highly poffible they may Make good their landing.
We are forty to bear that General *oozes
wound will oblige him to remove 'at *ft from
Egypt, if not to mum home. -
-Sir R. Biccaavos has failed flit liefate. Alex.
andria, with the greater part of Lord Blare%
fleet, on a mice.
By a Gentleman Jul! arrived from Bengal, we
have been favoured with the fhillowing account of
the Fortes which were embarked at that Prefuleo.
cy for Egypt :--
The Ihips failed from Bengal on theztoufralri;
cember, 'Boo, under convoy of the .
Company's armed fhip Nos:soca, Car* Caw
Kota ; but on the 1 ith, Ile quitted thins when
they were taken charge of by his Majetifs fhip
Smote, off the Sand Heads ; and it was under.
flood they were to proceed to the Malabar emit,
to form a jnnaion with the reft of the Beet in,
tended for Egypt, and that the whole ;umber of
the troops would amotmt to about apse,
The fleet confifted of the folloseinsm
Ships. Tempt
Cavan - sou dew sous war"
Gabria - vs ditto
Ann and Media 335 psit of the Nth ROL wire &pep.
Cakata . eau dine ditto ,
Experiment zoo Sepsis. ..:.,L.
Friencithip - rso ditto .
Pearl - :so ditto * •
Ma - zoo ditto .ef •
Ganges - :co ditto ~
Ruby - 60 ditto, and the Magazine Ship.

The Firft Dragoon Guards have fucceeded the
t 7th Light Hone at Birmingham. •
Captain P. G. KING, of the Navy, who for
Tome years filled the fituation of Lieut.. Governor
of Norfolk Ifland with much honour, fucceeds
Governor Hynes* in the Government of New
South Wales, and not Capt. Ci.muta, as has beca
reported.
It is (hued that by tome difpatehes intercepted,
from GaNTHIAUNIN to the CHM; CONSUL, xt op-
pears that 4000 French troops at Leghorn were or-
dered on board his !hips as a reinforcement for
Egypt, but not a man would embark ; and that
loon troops were tried at Ancona, and' with no
better &mei'.
Mr. Foaost s al' the Companj's Refident at Am.
boyna, lately iffued the follo:4A rates of duty, viz.
All Ueda of Wadi cloths, Corrnedel, &c. to
piejt:per
ava. Peed" Daly Dastaas,Mainefhp. or other Wad of
tem% a• poly tyL par woo, • •
AB ldedo of Clio marchoodlas turned to pay re per cent.
All Ma of semi moved Irani alp to goofier aloft be
grit landed, sid pry a duty of y Deus,
Far wonaf, pow Dutch Ito dee imported, to
pry two dw. e elb end for every of paddy, me 711, dear'
lured le pes Su "dears per . •
AU arepert 0111eileilhwesede tumpled trout duty.
Nieuwe'," sad deva. we peilalted to be told. cm*
by tha amplay.
JAOO,III/LUT SEISO who formerly furrepdered
himfelf to General Sruni, and tome time Since
effected his efcape from Be4ares, has been retaken
and concluded to the place of his old quarters,
after a (mart fkirmifh with a detachment of the
4th regiment of native cavalry, under the coin.
wand of Capt. Fates.
Accounts havebeen received at Whampoon that
a revolution has taken place in thdlNorthern dif-
trids of China, and which is originally faid to
have been excited by force French ernifiarief, who
had introduced tbetnfelves by the way of Tartary.
Troops had been agferobled in great force towards
Syngan, in order to oppofe the progrefs of the
infurgenrs.
At Sifikon, onthe Lake of Waldlletten, between
Brunnen and Fluelen, an immenfe mats of rock
has given way from the mountain of Tell. Its
fallinto the latter cankd the water• to rife to fo
great a height. that four inhabitedimuks, a few-
yard and Bible, fituated at fame diflance, were
overthrown and carried off. Fourteen perfons loft
their lives, and four others were mortally wound-
ed. Of the honfes only a few planks were to be
teen, which floated net the water. A large track of
land was buried in the lake; the boats of the en-
virons were carried away by the current, in conk-
quest* of which, no affil could be afforded to
the osfortenate hiffercrs wbo refitted the waves.

IRELAND.

DtTBLIN, JUNE 2.

Yetlerday, the Members• of the Corporation of
the City, and thofe of the Univerfity, waited on
his Excellency the Lord Lieutenant with congra-
tulatory addreffes on bis appointment to the Go-
vernment of this country.
His Excellency the Lord Lieutenant has been
pleated to make the following appointments, viz.
Lieutenant General DIMDAS. being' the fenior General Of-
ice on the Staff of this Eltablithment, is appointed to take the
command of hls Majedy's forms in Ireland, until farther orders.
To be Aids-de-Camp to his Eicelleney.
tiOniinary---The Hon. Lieut. Col. Gotta, of the yth foot—,
cape. !jowly, Of the ad WeR India regiment.
giti2Ordaal7Callt.LOrd LINDSAY, of the aoth light dra-
iocAs—Capt. GORdON, of the yad regiment—capt.SOTßZWV,'
of the tit foot.guaris--Capt. Hon ?MICR, of the Ssth foot.
superquirumary---Coloaei Charles M'Dost E Lt.—The Hon.
tot. Paws', of. the St ft foot—Cornet DASIIWOOD, of the
sel life guards.
Wednefday evening, the following men, John
Byrane, Jas: Byrane, Daniel Byrane, John Ahern,
Mathias Ahern, Michael Ahern, Mortagh Ahern,
and James Garvey, who had been removed by
the Habeas Corpus to Dublin, were hi ought
back to Limerick by a military efcort, and lodged
in the prevot prifon, in order to their being tried by
a General Court Martial, for rebellious pratilices.

JUNE 4.
Yetterday, the Lord Mayor entertained his Ex-
cellency at dinner at the Manfion-houfe, and a
number of perfons of high rank and refpeeability,
and eminent citizens. The banquet was-given in
a moil fplendid fide.
This day, the anniverfary of his MAJESI.Y'S
Birth-day, was celebrated at Dublin-Cagle, where
his Excellency the Earl of HARDWICKE hello
a levee, and received the congratulations of the
Nobility and Gentry on the occafion, and an Ode
was performed.