Star.
London, England, 1807-04-20 00:00:00

CONSTANTINOPLE, MARCH ii.

The Englifh fquadron has availed itfelf of a
northerly wind to fail out of the channel. Whitethe
Englifit Admiral was negotiating, the batteries yeti•'
conftrueled under the diration of French officers all
around our port. and mounted with upwards of 6io
pieces of cannon. Within a few days the fcirteof
the Dardanelles were all put in the molt tenablecon:t
dition. Before three weeks (hall have elapfed, the
Dardanelles will be in a Rate altogether impregnable
like our port. In the canal the Englifh were (truck
with aftoniflament at the fight of the immenfe pope•
lation of the coact. Their boats, which put off to
fetch water and other provifions, were not able to
land. They have therefore dune extremely well to
(heir off with all poffible fpeed. The Grand Seignior
has adopted the fame meafures in his dominions
againft the Englifh and their goods, as the French
Emperor. The feals have been put on the palace of
the Engli(h Ambaffador, at well as on all Englifk
warehoufes. All perfons not belonging to the mill.
tary ate to be difarmed, and after this meafure mill
have been carried into effea the (hops will he opened
again.—Altuna Mercury. April 14.

LONDON.

MONDAY, APRIL so.

PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK:
Confols, for money, 621—for May 634—Omnium pt.
Exeheq Bills, par to ts. pr.
PRICE OF STOCKS ON SATURDAY.
Bank Stock as 4 India Bonds, as. ss. pr,
3 p. Ct. Red Ann. 64 62 Exch. Bills, par ts. pr.
3 per C. Conf. 62-U Omnium prcm.
4 per Cent. Om Sof Irith Otnn:urn 3,1 4 pr.
s per Cent. Navy, 97 9611 Lottery Tickets 1911814
Long. Ann. 17i; Confols for acc.6sit

Since our lalk a Mail has arrived from Denmark,
and another from Gottenbargh, by which we 'have
received a variety of foreign ilurnals and private
letters.

All the accounts coming through Germany art..'
in Rating, that the Britith fleet retired from Ccnesa
tinople without effelting its objeel. There may, how.
ever, be fomt fineffe in the circulation of fuch ru-
mours, for, even if a treaty was concluded between
the Porte and Raffia before our !hips quitted that
Ration, it mull to NAPOLILON be a matter of grec
moment to prevent fuch an event from being circa
lated on the Continent through the medium of the
prefs. We wait with anxiety for accounts from ow
Minifler or Admirals in that quarter.

The Hamburgh Correffrondint of the I 4th, contain
an official detail of the late events at Conflantinopk.
This isin faa a French report, confining of fowler%
columns, for which it is impqffible to find roan. It
Rates " the inclination of the Turks to peace. The
abufe made of this to require the re-infiatement of
the Hofpodars, which, though refuted to Ruffia, was
yielded on the threats of the Englifh ; the hopes of:
the Porte to enjoy the peace Co purchafed till Generd
Michelfon invaded Moldavia," (publifhing a Froth-
'nation here inferted).
In this Proclamation General M. declares, 44 Thit
the entire violation of every article of the Treat!
between Ruffia and the Porte renders this flep unne•
ceffary That the Emperor defires no hoflilities wits
Turkey; but wiffies, on the contrary, if poffible, to
route Sultan Selim from the dangerous dclufion into
which his Minifters, be ibed by Bonaparte, have throws
him : That it is clearly Bonaparte's intention to lest
his Army into the heart of Romelia; under pretence
of proteition, but in reality to fubjugate the defence.
lets Turk& Empire, and make himfelf Ethperor of
the Eaft : That Alexander only defies, if poilible,
to make the Porte comprehend, that a aria alliance
with Ruffia and England can alone infure its fafcty
againft Bonaparte's ambition," &c.—Nov. 10.
The Report continues, "That the Turks in Idol•
davia, &c. were forced to quit their houfes and fell
their effects—That the Ottoman Empire was on the
brink of ruin, but the viaories of the French had
Caved it, becaufe General Ellin was forced to be re•
called to Poland, fo that the Turks were able to flop
Michelfon."

Then follows the anfwer of Count ltaliniky, fist•
sag his ignorance of the irruption of General Michel-
fon, and of the intentions of his Court.

Then come the negociations of Mr. Arbuthnot, hit
leaving Conftantinople, his note from on board the
Endymion ; then the pairage of the Englith through
the Dardanelles, the burning of fix Turkith 110 h
which is called *crime of which none but the Ealifil

&sold bt taty, and a tonateipart is t t rout Spa,
bilk frigates.
46 All there things, (h is llated), raifed great in
dignation in 'C ontlanthtcple : men, women, and chil-
dren worked at the batteries, diretted by ten French

Engineers front Dalmatia, and in five days soo can-
non and zoo mortars were placed nn thirty batteries.
The Etiglitb Ambatrador had the infolence to de6re
a conference, and the Kiaga Bcy repaired on board
the Admiral to hear the propofals. There were:...,
s. The Dardanelles to be given to the Enyfillt.
I. Fifteen imps of war, fullrequipped, to be taken to Malta.
3. The Porte to declare war agand France. and [efts sway the
A mbarader.

4. Raba to keep Moldavia and Wallachia; Icatall, and the ether
Inverts on eke Danube, to be delivered up to the Ito tuba.
"Such propofals deferred no anfwer. The next day
the Dragoman of the Porte was difpatched, but in
vain. Either the acceptance of the conditions, or
bombardment, was the language of the Englifh Ad-
miral- He did not think that mortars were in readi-
nefs, and that bombs would anfwer bombs. There
was fomething fublime inthe behaviour ofthe people.
Now the Englifh law that the Porte was not to be
frightened, and that their plan had failed, they de.
fined from the firft propofed conditions, but the
Sultan replied he would not negotiate as long as the
Englifh fleet was on this fide of the Dardanelles ; a
fublime anfwer—to be compared to that of the Roman
Senate to Pyrrhus. The Englifii now proceeded to
nfe intrigue, corruption and legumes, the nfual arms
of iniultice and prefumption.
" On the 26th Febroary,•:Admiral:Duckworth fent
a nate to the Reis Effendi, together with his infirm-
dons for the negotiation. It will appear that here is
no mention of Is fhips to be carried away, nor of
giving Op the DardaneUes ; this is a ftrangeaffertion.
Admiral Duckworth rays, that it was not poffible to
change the conditions in any refpeft ; the inftruttions
to 4dmiral Louis Pays the fame.
.44 Selim, it is added, tho' educated in the Seraglio,
behaves like a man who had been always in a camp.
Every thing being now in a Rate of defence, the
Englifh found it advifable to rein(' the Dardanelles
before they were too ftrongly fortified, and on the
3d of March can anchor three leagues beyond the
emits, on the erten of Afia. The Turkifh fleet, of
so fail of the line, inftantly purfued to the Darda-
nelles. The mon prudent people were againft this
fleth but the officers, janizaries, tailors, all Contended
for the honour of going on board, and it was impof.
Gible to reftrain them. The Emperor Napoleon, at
the fiat declaration of war, offered the Sultan an
army to cover the Dardanelles and the Danube....
The Porte would at firft accept only Engineers and
Artillery Officers ; it has now required other aid,
which is advancing with all fpeed."
The Berfin Telegraph and Wallow Gat" are like-
wife-full of fimilar boaftings, and of the atoll inde-
cent expreffions refpeeing both England and the Ens-
pew of Ruffia ; who, it is Paid, " by having made
peace with England, while the fleet of Nelfon was
is the Baltic, (after the murder of Paul had con-
verted the defeat of the Englifh at Copenhagen into
a triumph) facriticed all refpeit for the memory of
his Grandmother and his Father, and at the fame
time the rights of all Sovereigns.
"The fublime courage of Selim has forced the Eng-
lifh to repels the Dardanelles, which ;no cannon now
ant againft them. Firmans are fent to all puts
of the Turkifh Empire, to kin all Englifh fubjeas
and diens. The fame meafure is ordered in
Peru. From Mulcott to the Pillars of Hercules the
Englifh have nothing but enemies. The brave Ara-
bians will awake when they hear of the crimes of their
opprefrors. Morocco. Tripoli and Tunis, have given
orders to treat thefe enemies of the Prophet in a hot
tile manner. The Pschas of Janina and Scutari are
marching againft the Montenegrins. The immenfe
Empire of the Ottomans Teems to rife from the grave;
the contentions, envy and internal wars, which
weakened and convulfed it, vanilh, and are fueceeded
by general hatred to the Mulcovites and the enemies
of the liberty of the leas. Who will proteft the
Matters of India from the triple alliance between
France, Perfia, and Turkey ? Monied men of the
Continent, look at the map of the world, and fee
to what a ftormy lea yon confide your money !
" The coloffus of the Englifh greatnefs was railed
by wildom, economy, and indullry : prodigality,
luxury, and folly have dug the pit into which it will
foon be plunged. How ! a manufatturing and mer-
cantile nation, that requires its whole induftry to pro.
care the tBOO millions necefiary for its defence, and
whith has now clofed againft itfelf the Elbe, the
Oder, the Ems, the Viltula, all the ports of France,
Spain, and Italy, now clofes againft itfelf the ports of
Turkey, out of a blind and fanatic hatred againn
France. Thus England has attained the fummit of
of folly—has not only cut off all communication w;th
Europe, but now (huts up againft itfelf the Perfian
Gulph, and the States of that powerful Prince, whole
predeceflors, even in our times, fubdued the Mogul
Empire, which is the molt ptoduitivc tout= of Eng.
land's greatnefs, and the only fure pledge it has for
its creditors. In the prefent nate of the Englifh Go.
vernrnent, to venture money on this pledge, on its
power in India, would be the fyftent of Law, a Mil.
fiffipi fchemer."
Various letters are alto publi(hed from the French
Vice Conful and Agents at Warm. Nulfchuk, and
Widdin, flaring that the Ruffians have been connandy
defeated in many actions by the Turks, that their

force ht *Achill is reduced td tan tholifand Web ;
that they are at variance wall the natives, and ft is
thought will loon retire to the Dneißer.
The official report of the operations of the Limn
army, from the battle of Putty& down to the arth
ult. will he read with Much interefi. The events of
mirk are not new ttiut General Bator missies details
are given with a 'candour and unateded
which render them highly valuable as hiaorical docu.
ments. At the date of the larelt sitrounts from
Poland nothing new had occurred, Virt it is probable
that an important, perhaps a decifive battle, has been
fought before this time, as the Ruffians *ere deter-
mined on bringing on !it There Malls bring
farther particulars refpe6ing the railing of the liege
of Stralfund. The French frein to have filtered
feverely in their retreat, andPoß about isooprifoners.
The.wortt circurnlttllce that attends the event is, the
reinforcement that the French army in Poland will
thus receive.

The news from bantrie is tatisfaitory. That gar-
rifon having received a reinfeicement of 4coo men,
has made a futeefsful for tie on the befieging army,
taken many prifoners‘ and killed a eonfiderable‘
number of the ertemj►.

dmm. 1..g1e.,;••

EXPEDITION OV GENERAL CRAUFORD.

An American yoga. the Brothers, has arrived in
the River, immediately from the Plata, with a cargo
of hides, which.the took in the Immediate neighbour-
hood of Monte Vick*, under the protation end en-
couragement of the Bridal filuadron. She reports,
that within two days after her leaving the Plata, the
was overtaken by a veld difpatehed exprefs for the
Spanifh Government ; from the Captain of which
the learned, that another Britiflt fquadron, fuppofed
to be the Expedition of General CRAUTORD, had en-
tered the Plata the preceding day ; that one of the
velrels had given chace to the Spaniard, but that the
latter effeeted his efcape by his fuptrior knowledge
of the (hallow: at the mouth of La Plata. The Mat-
ter of the Brothers could learn nothing further of the
fubilance of the Spanifh difpatches, but that they were
fent by the Governor of Buenos Ayres, and that they
referred to the danger in which that fetdement was
now placed. It was the general belief at Monte
Video, that the Britilh Government would proclaim
the independence of the country. The Spaniards
would doubtlefs concur to their own deliverance.—
We are perfuaded, indeed, that there are the only
means by which we can reap any effettual benefit
from our late conquefl. Let us render Spanith
America, or any confiderable part of it, independent,
and it becomes open to our commerce, and we derive
from it all the fruits Which we can reafonably expel►

It was reported lall night that the Duke of Porr-
LAND had vefigned, and that Lord &bosom was
placed at the head of the Trcafery. This event has
not, however, taken place, but that Come change in
the Cabinet is on the tapis we can hardly doubt,
having had it Rated to us from many quarters. There
are difficulties in the way which will not be eafily
(urmounted. Mr. CAIIIIIIIO, it is Paid, refills the
admiffion of Lord &bosom, as does alfo Lord
Mst.vit.cs ; while others of the Cabinet maintain the
meafure to be indifpenfably neeefary. We hope to
be able to (peak more decifively in a day or two.
Parliament, we are allured, will be dirolved after
the clofe of the prefent Sefton.

A dreadful accident happened at Harwich on Sa-
turday 1011. A (mall veiTel bringing part of the 79th
regiment from the garrifon, by a (ridden (quail, uplet,
and out of near one hundred on board, only fifteen
were raved ! The greaten part of the bodies were
yenerday picked up, namely 6; Soldiers and officers,
together with t a women, 8 children, and a tailor
boys.
A Court Martial affembled on board the Gt.:Dta•
Toes in Portfmouth harbour, on the 16th and 17th
intlant. Prefint—Admiral Montagu, Prefident ;
Rear Admiral Sir Ifaae Coffin, Bait. Captains Law.
ford, S. H. Linzee, Graves, Irwin, Hon. C. Boyle,
J. Briffiane, H. E. R. Baker,' Somerville, Netbam,
Bettertworth. and D. M'Leod, to enquire- into the
condo& of Captain Henry Whitby, late of his Ma-
Ship Leander, who, by order of Captain John
Poo Beresford, of his Majelly's (hip Cambrian,
(about April lan.) then Commander in Chief of his
&Nene. (hips and veffels on the Halifax Ration, was
direeed to ernize off New York, for the purpute I 4
gaining information ; and who, by a letter dared the
6th of May lalt to Captain Beresford, reprefented
that on the 25th of the preceding month, feveral Tet-
te!: were coming down from the Light Houle, near
New York, and, as they obßinately pet-filled in not
at ending to the fiat (hot fired from the Leander,
alien clofely purfued, Several of the Said veffils were
boarded, and among the number that did not bring
to, wits a coafting Sloop, on board of which it ap-
peared, by various letters and papers tranfmitted
by Captain Beresford to the Admiralty, an Ametian
Seaman was unfortunrely killed by a Shot fired from
the Leander, or from Come other of his Majefler (hips
and veffels, then under the orders of Captain Whitby ;
the Court having engulfed into the conduit of Capt.
Whitby, on a charge of violating the neutrality of a
Ration in amity with his Majelty, and having on the
25th of April lall, within the waters and jutirdiftions
of the United States of America, unlawfully, wit-
' fully, and of hir malice aforethought, canted a
(hot to be fired from his Majelly's flap Leander,
whereby one John Pearce, a Citizen of America, was
felonioufly killed and murdered; and having beard
the evidence in Support of the charge, and by Cap-
tain Whitby- in his defence ; and having maturely
confidered the whole, were of opinion that the charge
had not been proud, and did adjudge Capt. Whitby
—se &e wfuittd.

SktOND tDITiON.

We top the prefs to infert the following private
tette% 'which comb% rouse interelling particulate
not to be found in any of the"foreign burnsle s

14 LOWER MAIL APRIL
h Letten received here from Venice and Theft eb
41f a very late date) etprefsly affirm that peace is
edhcluded between Turkey and England. It is here
getterally believed that the retreat of the Englith
fleet is in confectutate either of peace, or if that is not
yet concluded, of att ideation to take poffeffion or the
Dardanelles, and probably garrifon them with Rut
flan troops from the fleet of Admiral Siniavik adl4l'
is failed with ten fall of the line and eight frigates. to
the Archipelago, and to fecure that important par
rage before any attempt is made rigida Conftantino.
ple, and perhaps in the hope to fucceed with lot pto•
ceeding to fuch an extremity as to bombard that city.
h 'Mere is no farther news fkoth Poland that can be
depitidid on. Dantzick, howeVer, is not yet bons=
bardedi and many thoufand Ruffian, hirVe
who hive driven away the French that ftopped the
conshitinieation by land with Pillars. It is ftiongly
reported here. that there has been • great battle
before that city ; that the French being attacked at •
the Paine time by linoo Radians from Koningfberg;
and by the garrifon. were totally defeated, and the
liege tailed, and 6000 Saxons joined the Ruffians. A
report that Stettin was already taken by the Swedes
is unfotinded.

•4 The letters from Sttalfund only Rate that twelve
thonfand Stvedet are on their march to that city, where
it is laid, only two regiments of troops of Baden are
in prrifon. Lieutenant Schill, with his eying corps,
has joined the Swedes. They have taken TAR quart
Cities of all kinds of provifions, the military chill,
with t to:woo dollars, ts,ooo great coats. Pomerania
is now quite clear of the French, except axon horfe,
who are (aid to be blocked op taUfedom, where they
muR titrtendet.

" The Swede. have retired from Roftock, after
making the garrifon prifoners. and taking off the fe.
queftration from the Swedith (hips which were to be
fold next day. and from the Englifts goods. It does
not appear that any but ftraggling parties have
come farther than Schwerin. The molt important
confequences, however, may be expefted from the
advantages of the Swedes. The panic (truck into
the Dutch troops is not to be defcribed. At the
fight of a few Swedes hundreds have thrown down
their arms and run away. Great numbers have
deferted ; alMolt all the Officers have been killed. In
Ihort the whole corps that Mercier bad left behind
Teems to be totally tlifpetfed or damped.
Yenerday morning, 800 mea marched from
Hamburgh, as it was Paid, for Lubeck. Before go,
log away, they alma mutinied, ftvore at Bonaparte
and their own King, declaring they would not fight,
and one of them blocked down his Lieutenant with
the butt end of hit mu&et. He was of eourfe arraa.
ed; eighteen others were alfo lent to.the guard houfe.
44 There is no doubt they would eagerly take the
fir& opportunity of joining the Swedes or the Eng.
lifh. If the latter could land, before it is too late,
so or 30.000 men in Pomerania, there is no doubt
but they might in a very thort time colic& an army
fufficient to take Berlin and occupy the Oder, fo as
to cut off all commuicatlon with the army. In Berlin
there are not soo men. All the troops are gone
in carriages to the army.

“ Among the Dutch troops here are many Pruffians,
who fay they have been compelled to enter the let.
vice, by being harvest, and even beaten in prifon,
where many dicd of hunger. They vow revenge
openly.”

" DOVER, APRIL tst
" A Gentleman who left Fluffing three days ago.
and has arrived here, Rates, .that it was confidently
rumoured there in the private circles, that upwards
of to,ooo men of the French army in Poland were
known to have died through fatigue and want of
provifions. It was alto reported that the French had
fuffered another fevere defeat about 54 days ago.—
There is a fine new frigate, 0f44 guns. lying at that
port ready for fea : three new !hips of 74 guns each,
and three frigates are expeeted there from Antwerp
in a Mort time to be fitted, but manned they cannot
be from that part of the coat. as every foldier and
'Allot. are gone to the army, and the inhabitants are
called out twice a day to praflice (mall arms. A great
part of the Boulogne flotilla is likewife expeaed at
Plating this month or the next."

Letters from Goree. dated the 26th of Februarys
mention that all wu tranquil there, and the loyal
African corps quite healthy. There were no (hips
of war on the coati. The ARAI has been difpatched
to the WeA-Indies, on the arrival of the Aaao and
the ADAMANT ; and the Aaao has fine failed for
the fame place.

Sierra Leone is now a Government Colony. and
General FIIAZ am was daily expelled with more officers
and men for the African Corps. The William Pitt,
from London, had arrived with the crew of the Jen•
ney from the Cane place. They failed from England
in January lan, in company with the Wee India
fleet ; and the Jamey was unfortunately run down
by a Welt Indiaman ; but all the officers and men
*ere raved.

His Royal Highnefs the Duke of COliallitaND
bas refigned the command of the St,ttth Weft Dittriet.