Star.
London, England, 1809-03-06 00:00:00

FRENCH NAVY.

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Yesterday dispatches were received at the Admi-
ralty from Admiral girJouNDucxvroaTu, announcing

that he received information of the arrival of the Brest

fleet in Basque Roads, and was proceeding to join the

squadrons of Admiral &rex,2oaD, and Commodore
BERESFORD, off Rochefort. Some letters are received
from the British fleet on that station, dated the 27th
ult. which is two days subsequent to the intelligence
by the NAIAD frigate. At that time the enemy.was
in the Northern part of Basque Roads, and it was
supposed that it had taken that position with the de-
sign of running for Rochelle, in the event of an at-
tack by a superior British force.
The following letter from a Hamburgh Paper also
presents some interesting particulars respecting the
projected movements of the enemy's naval force:

:eived regular sets of
and of Hamburgh and
Some private letters
the North and from

to French Papers that
all the accounts. from
Lte approaching hostili-
Istria, and though the
Lt the present harmony
forces are every where
he confederation of the

" BRUSSELS. FEB. 10.

"6 The fleet at Flushing lies in the inner harbour
sufficiently protected by a numerous artillery. It con•
sists of 12 sail of the line and a considerable num-
ber of cutters, brigs, goelettes, luggers, gun-boats,
&c. It is to get fresh reinforcements in the spring,
le six ships of 80 guns will then be ready to join
In from Antwerp, which they were building with
A activity in 1808, so that the Flushing fleet will
very formidable one.
Private advices frcm France continue to assure us
a great maritime coup de main is to be made by
French fleet in Flushing, in the course of next
ing, when, as those reports state, a junotion be-
ven the Russian and French marines, with the small
iamenis of Denmark, is to be effected for the pur-
pose of executing a settled plan of operations of a na-
and military campaign, the object of which, how-
er secretly concealed, may however be guessed.
More than 5,000 seamen from the Ilan- etowns,
:nmark, the coasts of Pomerania and the Baltic,
ye been enlisted in the Flushing fleet of the French
Lrine to serve in this enterprise."
Our Falmouth letter also contains a little infor-
lion on the same subject.

On Saturday a Cabinet Council was held at the
reign Office. The following members-were present:
to Duke of PORTLAND, Mr. CANNING, the Earl of
XERPOOL, Lord CASTLEREAGH, the CHANCELLOR Of
to EXCHEQUER, Lord MULGRAVE, and Earl BA-
'BURST. They sat from two till half after five o'clock.
Saturday, Mr. RASE, from the Bank, gave notice
the Stock Exchange, that the CHANCELLOR of
to EXCHEQUER would, this day propose, in Parlia-
tent, to fund Eight Millions of Exchequer Bills.
[r. HASE at the same time communicated the follow-1
g letter on the subject, from the CHANCELLOR of the
:XCHEQUER to the Governors of the Bank
GENTLIDILN-1 think it proper to apprize you, that it is
ty intention to submit to Parliament, early in the next week,
?reposition for the funding Exchequer Bills, charged in the aids
1808 and 109, to the amount of £8,000,000, upon the for-
ming tetras :-
1 'he holders of such Exchequer Bills to have the option of
:ceiving for every .ClOO, of the Bills they may wish to subscribe,
ther £lO3, ss. Navy five per Cents. Stock, the interest whereof
t commence from sth January last; or £Bl. Bs. Navy five per
tent. Stock, and £s6. 4s. four per Cent., interest to commence
irons the sth day of April next ; the option to be declared at the
time of subscribing the Bills.—lt may at the same time be proper
inform you, in the event of the 8,000,000 being so subscribed!
be funded, is rot my intention to propose any other addition '
the five per Cent. Fund in the present session of Parliament, or
to contract for such further sum as it may be requisite to raise by
way of loan, for the service of the year, sooner than the middle
A April next. In the event of the above proposition receiving
the sanction of Parliament, public notice for receiving the sub-
scriptions will be given. In the mean time I request you will
communicate the contents of this letter to the public. 1 have the
\ionour to he, &:. 4' SPENCER PERCIVAL."
A near relation of the late Dr. GOLDSMITH is un-
derstood to be the author of the forthcoming Novel,
The Irish Recluse, or A Breakfast at the Rotunda
the scene of which is mostly in Ireland.
Captain CAMPBELL is appointed to command the
AUDACIOUS, of 7-1' guns, and Captain PIERSON to com-
mand the DicraToa, of 64 gun=.
THE PARKS.—Yesterday the unpleasant state of
the weather confined the fashionables to their houses.
A few solitary perambulators were seen occasionally
in the walks about the town, but their object was not
to display Sunday finery. Their dress was as simple
as their manners, and they sought relaxation after the
business of the preceding week.
The ROYAL o.llC—On Saturday, at twenty mi-
nutes past three o'clock, the RoYai. 0.11:; the finest
model of any 71 in the British navy, was launched
from Mr. DEDMAN'S yard, at Deptford. She had
been twelve months on the stocks, and was the last
of tell contracted for by Mr. DUD AN in the adminis-
tration of Lord MELVILLE ; her burden is 1,700 tons.
A booth was erected for the accommodation of select
company, and the Admiral's barge was fitted up with
an awning, and decorated with colours, for the ac-
,
commodation of her Royal Highness the Princess of
nn France mention, that the WALES and suite, but her Royal Highness did not
!en appointed Governor Gene- attend ; neither did Vice-Admiral STANHOPE, having
been confined by indisposition. The Commissioner's
pain, froin the Pass of Irun to
yazht was also fitted up for the occasion, on board of
tragossa.is represented to be in i which were Captain YouNG's family, and a large as-
-P. }y L. French, and the rest is said to semblage of beautiful females. The day was very
• .71 want of provisions, and from the pressure of ' favourable, and about 300 persons were launched in
The the.
ROYAL 0.1\15 . At the head of the ship is a crown,
a supa;or enemy, incapable of long resistance.
Duke of DANT= arrived at Bayonne on the 29th , anti above it a tonrampant, handsomely ornamented.
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When the shoars were knocked away, the ship, ador-
. anl on the Slst continued his route 'to ' ned with the Royal Standard, the union flags, &c.
Wel'clieve Marshals MONCEY and BESSIERES are also 'glided off without the slightest impediment; and had
rn'heir return to the French capital. a most grand appearance ; she afterwards got under
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weigh, with temporary sails on her jury-masts, to the
~..111,1ral SHERBROOKE'S Expedition sailed
on the King's Yard, at Woolwich, where she is to be cop-
. tit. with a fine breeze, from the Cove of Cork ' Pered'
".I.
•11, under convoy of the Isis and NIOBE. It CORN MARKET, MARK-LANE, MARCH 6.--There
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put to sea on the 23d, but was forced back on are considerable fresh arrivals of Wheat to-day, prime
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Alt by contrary wind. samples maintain last prices, but other qualities are
;;tmeral NionTINGALP. is about to embark with a heavy sale and rather lower—Barley in plenty. and
'P' f regular troops, consisting of 550 men, to re- : cheaper—ln Malt and White Peas little variation—
, e Botany Bay Regiment, which has served ! Beans of thc two kinds likewise—There are large .arri-
:Jes.since the establishment of that colony. Gene- vals of Oats, and sales thereof Is. and 2s. per quarter
','`'."l"Gar-i: succeeds to the Government, rice ' cheaper—Rape Seed full . high--Flour inclines
, B
LI(.11) wh.) is daily expected home.' loWer, and scarcely at the currency.

rjLF EVEN'ING STAR.
LONDON. Yesti
MONDAY, MARCH 6. 1 salty fi
iqicp Op STOCKS THIS DAY Al' ONE O'CI.OOK : that he
r Cent. Consols,money,
_671-_,I
Ifo,r ace. 67g. fleet in
3 p
rem-7 r ..sc hcl. Bit ls _s. to 153. prem.
or.:1-01 1
11t1Cli: OF STOCKS ON SATURDAY. Squads
India Bonds, 1 Is. 12s. pre.
, .r shut BERES)
nt. Rea.
F. Bills 10s. IC.. pre.
. r• Cat. Cons. ea
Uranium I prem. from t
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lg. s3-1M
4 ,Ar -' ' • - gcl ri 981 Lotter Tickets 211. 191.
. c,:,:. N •‘Y - • 4 . • Ult. UP'
'P' is 11-16thsi Cons. for ace. 67i111
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by the
Since our last we have received regular sets of in the
rozi, papers to the 25th ul. and of Hamburgh and suPpori
;:ire papers to the 28th. Some private letters sign oi
i•,<:e also been received from the North and from tack b
The
r:imd, •
presen
It does not appear from the French Papers that
si.;OI.EON has left Paris ; but all the accounts, from projec
:...r.iany and Holland indicate approaching hostili-
._, between France and Austria, and though the
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11C11 continue to affirm that the present harmony suffici
,:ii nct be interrupted, their forces are every where scats c
i•: cia.,lon as well as those of the confederation of the tier o
r2;!ille. . &c.
as the
It we might credit some of the continental rumours,
v ,„,,s;•A and one or two of the German principalities 1 them
feel .c,me hesitation at assailing Austria. It is pa_ great
,
rril t::3t they should, but whatever may be their be a
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r, !a:ace they will not dare to avow it.—They must
that i
...lertake any service that may be required from
...
the I
sri by their Master ! -
Some of the Germans are .already in a miserable sprin
twee:
.:A:e. The forces under the Prince of PONTE Coavo
..I\-e assumed the title of the Army of the Hanseatic atm.
Li;:;,.; and Hamburgh, which was so lately the em- pose
••In of commerce, is oppressed with a numerous val ;
• ',- :j,cri from this army, and the poorest citizen is ever
it
-e.l at sixteen-pence a-day for its support. It will
c.it,:ely be credited, that the Prince of BADEN, whose Der
~,..:11ter is the consort of the Emperor of RusstA; halt
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::- hembly petitioned BONAPARTE'S permission to mat
: •.!, on his own domains, a trifling loan of £150,000. C
7JC:i.otrAc.st's reply to this application was in the mat
f.l!owing remarkable terms :----,. His Imperial Ma-
',-,t‘ , ever inclined to give proofs of his attachment to (
ire Grand Duke, grants with pleasure the request of For
1.i., il:gllness, and gives the consent required." the
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13ctween the same Prince and the King of Win- the
111°.!:11G11, some disputes had arisen on the subject of TH/
remmercial intercourse. NAPOLEON, on being appri• f.
set of the affair, ordered the French Counsellor of at
State, RAYNEVAL) and the Count de VILLAINE, to the
canine into it. The consequence was, that two me'
. r
OT.:--rs of the Grand Duke, one in the eivil and the in M g
cti.Lr in the military department- were dismissed Ex
• without the knowledge of their Master ; and HER-
m"
/AY, Thrcctor of the Cabinet, was(by the same au- apYi
tholity, appointed one day, aftd capriciously dis- of
tom
charged the next ; and what is still more serious, he .
1. s-as, withaut trial, ordered into confinement in a for- rec
eft!
e tress 1,1- nine years. to
f According to . the letters from Holland it is not ce
fro
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unlikely that the-first blow between France and Aus- tin
trio will be exchanged on the banks of the Inn. We tol•
I; ive heard, (but we cannot believe it) that a strong ro
r corps of Austrians had passed that river, and had to
.i. penetrated-into the Bavarian territory to the West of vroi
Brannan, within about 70 miles of the capital of this h!S • SC
new kingdom.
e- I cc
The inhabitants of Sweden have suffered much hi
is distress from the want of the necessaries of life during
1, the whitey, and in addition to. these misfortunes, they d
er :.re, threatened with a formidable invasion from Den- ti
1
xl -
ell milk. A great number of transports have been put in
s- r,cpn.ition fi r this put pose in the island cf Zealand. 1 y
C. Tweisty•four thousand Danish troops, and sixteen 1 r
t1,ii,..11,1 Pulish and Bavarian Auxiliaries, were de- I
ie. st::::(1 for this service, but they were prevented from 1 t
ey rasLl:*:',; over the ice by a sudden thaw, and they .4
u- „ . , • i
~:r ci ly for shipping to put their threatened inva- 1 , 1
.......::.2cutic,n. 1
ch ....:.e mean time Denmark is suffering from scar- i 1
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are r.l .1 i•cculiar degree. The people in many dis- 1
ce. 1: .: :..e destitute of food and fuel. The mannfac.
in
no '!,i are NN iIIIOUL employ ; the meichants arc ruined,
ire :,•:..1 tilo notes of the National Bank are at a discount .
ge r.: i f' per cent. 1
ils.._ :. ,;liieur contains some remarks on the Votes
)n, 'i Thar.lss to the Commanders in Portugal— also the 1
iC3 131,1, , . • . .
A - ...n,Lnk.ary inquiry into the conduct of the Duke i
25 . i
les, ~
: ~-.-,:te accounts from France mention, that the
Pa'
i‘ ,1• of I!:Trita has been appointed Governor Gene-
lict
be '::',' ( f the North of Spain, fromthe Pass of Irun to
Ay = •y of Leon. Saragossa. is represented to be in
e is c.- : occupied by the French, and the rest is said to
the yi V' ,
an,
i),-", Ir.. . of provisions, and-from the pressure of
as. a super,or enemy, incapable of long resistance. The
Duke of DA NT= arrived at Bayonne on the 29th
oni tilt. and on the Slst continued his route 'to Paris.—
,po- Weltelie-,T Marshals MONCEY and BesSIERES are also
aps
r.r.'heirr. return to the French capital. •
. •.- __ _ ii.t— ....n..,i nn the