Star.
London, England, 1807-11-30 00:00:00

FLAG OF TRUCE TO FRANCE.

The Auflrian melrenger (M. Mk tz) who came
over a fortnight ago from Calais in a French fchooner
bearing a Flag of Truce, fet off from London on
Saturday evening, reached Dover yeflerday morn-
ing, and immediately embarked in a cutter belong.
ing to Dover, which had been ready for his rectis
Lion Since Friday. As fonn as he was received on
board, the cutter failed fur Calais, carrying a I'l et;
of. Trace, and as the wind was quite fair, it is be-
lieved at Dover that the reached her port about pne
o'clock.

At Dover it was reported, that the MefTenger was
the bearer of difpatches from this Government of a
pacific nature—but of this nothing could be certainly
known there. We mull (late, however, that the opi.
nion we hazarded, when the above Meffenger reached
this country, has gained ground for force days. The
prevalence of this opinion railed the Funds a 'kilts
on Saturday, and various circumfiances (tome ri
them entirely ideal) were mentioned in correbora•
tion of pacific negociation having aaually corn.
menced. The prevailing rumour was, that Mr.
HILL, who, it will be ken by an article in the
atzette, is appointed Minifler Plenipotentiary to
the Court of Sardinia, is in the firfl place to proceed
oa a miffion to the Court of Vienna, to notify his
Majefiy's acceptance of the proffered mediation of
Auflria and Ruffin. What truth there may be in the
reported objedt of Mr. litst's million, we have not
the means of knowing ; but that a with is at leaf:
entertained to treat for the refloration of peace, we
can hardly doubt, and that Aufiria furnifhes tl.e
prefent medium of inter communication.

. A. very ihort lime muff decide the line of condua
:to bi followed by the PRINCE RECFN r. The pretence
Britifh force (and there on4ht to have been one
:N-:re long before this time) may give a new face to
affairs inttiat quarter; and we may Coon exped to hear
of Sir SIDNEY SMITH'S fquadr on being off the Tagus.
Advice has already arrived of his having patted our
Cquadron off Ferrol on the 14th inftant, and if the
wind continued in the fame favourable Rate as it had
hitherto been, there was every likelihood of his reach-
:ng the Tagus by the 16th at fartheß. The follow,
ing is an extra of a letter from on board the flag
Drip of the gallant Admiral:-
1k His Majefty's Ship London, Nov. Ls, tat. 43.10ng 8. 30.
et I save but a moment to inform you, that we have proceeded
thus far on our Expedition, with favourable winds and uncommon

„spatial,. We are Rill ignorast of our deftination ; the Admi-
ral is acting under fealed orders, which are not to be opened till
:le gets further to the Southward. We expedt to be joined ►y the
3i' crnia and tome other t►ips from England. Our force at Fulcra
coons of the London, of 98 guns, Monarch,•Marlborough, Eli
zabuh, ilia Bedford, of 74. We believe the Tagus 'to be our
place of deftination—if fo, and the wind holds, we than be there
to-morrow.”

Difpatches have alto been received at the Admi-
ralty from our fleet off Ferrol. which, betides the
above faEl, announce that the enemy were very aftive
to that port, and (even fail of the line appeared to be
ready for tea. This intelligence, combined with that
which we Rated on Saturday, of the Cadiz fleet hay
ing alfo manifefled an inclination to put to lea, ren-
ders it highly probable that the enemy till thurtly
make an effort to effat an union of the fquadrons in
their teveral ports.

A GOTTENBURGH MAIL
Arrived yefterday, as did alto Dutch and French
Papers. If we may credit the accounts by the Mail,
Sweden has concluded an armiftice with France,
which extends to the la of April ; and, in the mean
time, General BRUN a is to proceed to Helfingberg,
to treat of Peace with the Plenipotentiaries of his
SWEDISH MA3KSTY. It is added, that Mr. PIERRE.
?owe, the Britifh Minifter to the Court of Stock-
holm, is about to return to England.
there is fomething fufpicious, however, in this
statement. It is more probable that loch intelligence,
if true, would have come, dire from Sweden ; be-
tides, it is hardly credible that BRUNR would be
fixed on for loch a negociation. During the former
short attempt at a perfonal negociation between
the Kinc and BRUNE, the Marfhal affeCted to feel
pkonally affronted by his Majetty, and certainly
much bitternefs arofe bet ween them.
A letter from Vienna Rates, that there are Rill
(Arne differences to adjult between the Auflrian and
French Courts, and that the latter requires the
forlisei to shut her ports againß England.
This we fuppofe is by this time done ; but yet
Braiinau has been again re victualled. and the French
itt not likely to evacuate Aultrian Friuli as loon as
was expefted. We do not believe that BONAPARTE
Vibe eafily induced to give up there two important
lations, both of which afford an eafy pafrage to
Vienna' at any time ; and the retention of the latter
may, Moreover, be neceffary frt. the final fettlement
of Wallachia and Moldavia.